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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.
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Digitraumalinger
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: didj - uh - trauh - muh - lin - ger
Sentence: With the tiny cut on the tip of her index finger making ordinary tasks like typing, text messaging, and other tasks exceedingly painful, Melanie experienced major digitraumalinger over the weeks as the owie failed to heal due to the abuse.
Etymology: Blend of 'digit' (finger or toe), 'trauma' (any physical damage to the body), and 'linger' (to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected)
Repetipain
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: ree-petty-payne
Sentence: I've got this repetipain on my finger. I swear every time I left click my mouse.
Etymology: Repeat+pain = repetipain
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
Digistationowie
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dij-i-stey-shuhn-ouee
Sentence: Sharon works for a company that prints personalized writing paper. Handling paper all day long as she does, it is very common for her to have a digistationowie. She's in a "Catch 22" dilemma. She would love to see the world go paperless to save her fingers but that would put her out of the job she was hoping to retire from.
Etymology: digit (a finger or toe) + stationery (writing paper) + ow (an expression of sudden pain; owie: a cut , scratch or burn that causes that pain)
Axident
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: aksidənt
Sentence: John was fed up with the tree that dropped staining red berries on his new white car so he decided to chop it down. His lack of experience with tools and innate ineptitude left him with an axident in his forehead.
Etymology: ax (a tool typically used for chopping wood, usually a steel blade attached at a right angle to a wooden handle) + accident (an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury) + dent (a slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or by the exertion of pressure)
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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Stingertip
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: stingərtip
Sentence: Jimmy is in charge of the stockroom at the restaurant where he works. Papercuts from the cardboard boxes are rampant. When he preps lemons for the day he has to deal with a handful of stingertips.
Etymology: sting (feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation) + fingertips (the tip of a finger)
Lifenot
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /laɪfnɒt/
Sentence: I've got a lifenot in my right thumb... This lifenot doesn't seem to be healing... I can't eat with this lifenot in my tongue!
Etymology: LIFENOT - noun. From Life (time for which something exists or functions) + Not (negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition)
Septicut
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Sep-tee-cut
Sentence: When the sore on his finger refused to heal and started to throb, Jim, being a bit of a hypochondriac, was convinced he had gangrene and decided to go and get it checked out at the doctor's. The doc took one look, shook his head and told Jim that it was just a little septicut and if he kept it clean and dressed everyday it should clear up on it's own.
Etymology: Septic(of a wound,infected by bacteria) ORIGIN Greek Septikos 'make rotten' + Cut(an opening or incision made by a sharp implement) = Septicut
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James