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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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Chronick
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: kron/ic
Sentence: Her paper cut was diagnosed as chronick.
Etymology: chronic + nick
Everslit
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
great word! - fourgirls, 2007-10-03: 15:24:00
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Stabinability
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: stab/in/a/bill/i/tee
Sentence: He was unable to shuffle cards at the casino due to his stabinability.
Etymology: stab + inability + stability
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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Emophilia
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: emo-philia
Sentence: Suzie pinched herself with the needle and now she thinks she's going to die. A very very slow and excrutiating death
Etymology: emotion + hemophilia
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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Itchtension
Created by: PeeJaY
Pronunciation: It-Ch-Ten-See-On
Sentence: Edgar could not sort through his thesis because of his numerous itchtensions.
Etymology: Coming from itch and extension. Relating to itches on extended parts of the body.
Aboobooration
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: a-boo-boo-ray-shun
Sentence: Connie loved turning the pages of those slick women's mags in her dentist's waiting room. But, without fail, usually just before they called her name, she would (perhaps flipping a page too quickly?) get yet another aboobooration which she just knew would still be there when her fourth root canal had long been completed.
Etymology: from aberration, meaning out of the ordinary + boo boo, a reference to a small wound, usually on a child's body
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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James