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DEFINITION: n., A pesky but persistently painful, and seemingly incurable paper cut, which simply refuses to heal. n. To cut or injure a "high use" body part, like a fingertip, knuckle or tongue.
Verboticisms
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Cutstration
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cut/stray/shun
Sentence: Sally felt deep cutstration whenever she tried to unpick the stitches she'd so cautiously sewn. Her part time job shelling shrimp (crustaceans) didn't help.
Etymology: cut + frustration + crustacean
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COMMENTS:
Shudderingly close to castration. Great word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-03: 14:03:00
Good word! Reminds me of this image: http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=103199 - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-03: 15:05:00
funny purple and scrumpy - one should be very circumspective when using a photocopier - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 15:21:00
Etymology: cut, frustration, crustacean - Fantastic! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:29:00
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Infinick
Created by: kearstin
Pronunciation: in-fin-ick
Sentence: While shuffling TPS reports I got another of those dang infincks. I can't type - I'd better take a sick day. At this rate I'll have a worker's comp claim in no time.
Etymology: infinite+nick
Vecktomize
Created by: MashedSalad
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I bet you love Vecktomizing don't you?
Etymology: When Someone Vecktomizes you you are kissed with lots of love and tongs!!!
Chronick
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: kron/ic
Sentence: Her paper cut was diagnosed as chronick.
Etymology: chronic + nick
Unscabable
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈskæbəbḷ/
Sentence: As a compulsive scab-picker, Joseph found his unscabable wound annoying for more than one reason.
Etymology: un + scab + able, as in unable to be scabbed over
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COMMENTS:
gruesome, but good. - galwaywegian, 2007-10-03: 06:18:00
You're on a roll ErWenn! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-03: 15:03:00
Powerful, earthy, teutonic and meaningful! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:31:00
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Incuracut
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-kyoor-uh-kut
Sentence: Her blackberry looked like she bludgeoned someone with it, but it was just her incuracut acting up again.
Etymology: incurable + cut
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:33:00
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Awkwound
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: AWK-woond
Sentence: Tara's finger ached as the awkwound on the side of her finger opened for the umpteenth time. She had cut it opening the first envelope of the day and it had been continuously stimulated with each successive envelope.
Etymology: Awk(ward) + Wound
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:26:00
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Irinick
Created by: Batavier
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I still have this irinick between my fingers. Everytime I want to pick something up, it hurts or starts bleeding again.
Etymology: Iritating + nick (cut)
Lingerfingerinjury
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: linger+finger+injury
Sentence: I tried to keep from shaking hands since somehow I had managed to lingerfingerinjure my right thumb.
Etymology: linger+finger+injury
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James