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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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Handigash
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: han-dee-gash
Sentence: I would have had the report done earlier, however, the bleeding from my handigash shorted out my keyboard.
Etymology: handicap, gash
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COMMENTS:
sounds nasty!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 10:49:00
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Eternhurty
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ee-turn-her-tee
Sentence: every time he cut up a lemon he felt a stinging sensation in his eternhurty
Etymology: eternity, hurt
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COMMENTS:
heh - galwaywegian, 2008-09-03: 06:31:00
fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-03: 12:18:00
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Ouchnick
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: OUCH - nik
Sentence: Ozzie was an ouchnik, obsessed and overwhelmed by the fear of being ouchnicked.
Etymology: OUCH: an exclamation expressing sudden pain or dismay & NICK: a small dent or wound.
Appangdage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/pang/dij
Sentence: A pianist's worst nightmare is to suffer an appangdage just before an important performance.
Etymology: APPANGDAGE -noun - from - APPENDAGE (a part attached to the body, such as a finger, arm, or leg) + PANG (a sharp pain, or physical distress)
Appendjury
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: a/pen/jur/ee
Sentence: A pesky, irritating appendjury on his index finger makes playing the piano an excruciatingly difficult task.
Etymology: appendage + injury
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:
Bring out your dead. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 08:46:00
Cutstration is dangerously close to.....nevermind! It makes my toes curl up just to think of it. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 08:54:00
Ouch! Interesting blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-05: 01:47:00
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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
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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Stingmata
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sssst innnng maaa taaa
Sentence: Her stingmata coused her to utter the most pious ejaculations while partaking in her daily chores.
Etymology: stigmata, sting.
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COMMENTS:
sort of like "holy shit"? - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-03: 12:17:00
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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