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DEFINITION: n. The horrible pain that comes from pulling a bandage off of hairy skin. v. To inflict pain or injure when removing a bandage.
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Feelastoplast
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fee lasto plast
Sentence: His wife Mary had bravely and quietly undergone 24 hours of painful labor before having a C-section to deliver their 12 pound son. She never cried or let the pain overcome her or distress those around her. The breathing from the Lamaze classes had certainly helped. Her husband Harry, on the other hand, carried on something fierce when the nurse had helped him remove the feelastoplast from his arm, where blood samples had been extracted. His screams were chilling and continued on long after the bandage was gone. This, as Mary's Mother had quickly pointed out, was why the men did not get pregnant and carry on the Human Race.
Etymology: Feel (Sense through touch;examine (a body part) by palpation) & Elastoplast (an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)
Depilouch
Created by: jennymc
Pronunciation: de-pil-OUCH
Sentence: As the nurse moved towards him with a determined look, he prepared himself against the inevitable depilouch.
Etymology: depilate -hair removal ouch - expression of sudden pain
Tornture
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: torn-TURE
Sentence: "While the original cut hurt like a mother, removing the band-aid was sheer tornture!"
Etymology: torn (as in flesh) + torture
Ouchlessmyass
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: owch-less-my-ass
Sentence: I had heard that ripping a band-aid off quickly was the least painful method, however, when I did it to Mark, judging from his blood-curdling scream, I suspected he just experienced ouchelessmyass. He claimed it was depullofterror and I had committed follikill - I say he was just being a big baby.
Etymology: From Band-Aid's ridiculous claim to be "ouchless"
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COMMENTS:
You have 3 terrific words here - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 11:36:00
i hear water actually helps with the ouchless band-aids. - jadenguy, 2007-06-06: 16:44:00
I'll bet massage oil or lubricant works even better. - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 18:15:00
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Depilatowwie
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: dee-PILL-ut-ow-wee
Sentence: Bruce was a strong man: he endured the motorcycle accident without even flinching, and when they peeled the bandages away from the road rash, the depilatowwie only made him shed one single tear.
Etymology: Depilatory + "owwie" (exclamation of pain, or juvenile term for bandaid-worthy injury)
Hairrowing
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hair/row/ing
Sentence: The ripping off of that bandage was a most hairrowing experience.
Etymology: hair + harrow + ing
Trichotrauma
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: trick-o-traw-ma
Sentence: It was a cold Halloween and the neighbourhood was filled with the joyful sound of families laughing and enjoying themselves. Suddenly a horrendous screech filled the night and an eerie silence descended on the revellers. Was it a spirit raised from the dead, was it an escaped pet cockatoo, was it Aunty Em practising her singing? No. It was a hairy legged Dad who had banned his children from trick or treating. In revenge his darling children had ripped duct tape from his knee, to see him suffer from trichotrauma. "Faaaaaghlicle" he screamed as the second piece was stripped off.
Etymology: tricho (hair) + trauma (injury)
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COMMENTS:
a nasty trich! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-06: 07:27:00
ouch!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 11:38:00
You're a fantastic storyteller! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-06: 18:04:00
Yes, yes! - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 18:13:00
I didn't want to vote for your word because it would put your score just over mine, but the word's just too good. - ErWenn, 2007-06-07: 01:18:00
Wonderful! - texmom, 2007-06-07: 12:14:00
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Hairgony
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: hair-GUH-nee
Sentence: On a dolometer hairgony registers from about 10 dols for the removal of a bandaid to 110+ dols for the removal of plaster from a hairy fractured arm or leg.
Etymology: Blend of HAIR & AGONY.
Exastoplasty
Created by: tripperdaniel
Pronunciation: ex-AS-toe-PLAS-tee
Sentence: The dermatologist removed the dressing carelessly, causing the patient excruciating exastoplasty.
Etymology: ex- (Greek, 'out of') + (el)astoplast (bandage brand name) + -y (Old English 'having the quality of')
Hairahurtin
Created by: kymar
Pronunciation: hair-a-hurtin
Sentence: I knew the cut had healed, and it was time for the dreaded pull...and the hairahurtin.
Etymology: hair, hurts!
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom! ~ James
texmom - 2007-06-07: 12:13:00
They are all cool words!
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom. ~ James