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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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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
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)
Stingmata
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sting-ma-ta
Sentence: Because of infected stingmata on the hands of their guitarist, Lee Shun, the metal band "The Oweeze" cancelled part of their tour until the sores healed. Due to the unusual location of the wounds, metalheads throughout the country have begun to believe that Shun is a mystic and thousands of fans, all bearing tatoos resembling his stingmata have camped outside of his house. The band's manager, Rip Entaire, explained that Lee was wounded in a fistfight with a violent fan; however, the drummer, Cut Andrun, revealed the shocking truth in a Rolling Stone article that he tripped while trying to photograph butterflies.
Etymology: sting: burning or sharp pain + stigmata: wounds or lesions that resemble the marks of crucifixioin + stigma: mark of disgrace
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COMMENTS:
This is hilarious - mweinmann, 2010-01-21: 07:28:00
Gave me my morning laugh! - artr, 2010-01-21: 09:22:00
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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)
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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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)
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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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
Papnip
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: pap-nip
Sentence: James rolled his eyes as Henrietta stuck out her sore finger, rolling the skin tip backwards and forwards. The papnip's mouth opened and closed to her squeaky high-pitched ventriloquism, "Hello, James ... hello .... hello".
Etymology: Pap(er) - thin flat material which is made from crushed wood. Nip - to bite.
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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James