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DEFINITION: n., Forced small talk used by professional caregivers to put patients at ease. (Not usually effective.) v., To ask insipid questions while subjecting a person to an intimate, awkward or painful procedure.
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Qandaches
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kew and ayks
Sentence: Dr. Yvonne is one multi-tasking dentist. She can mask up, get both fists in your mouth simultaneously, probe and scrape and poke and pull and all the while, ask what you thought about medical/political/societal and philosophical issues, while giving you the benefit of her own thoughts on each topic and understanding your feeble, numb, unintelligible answers. At the same time, she gives verbal notes to her dental assistant for your file, as she tells her what she needs next and calculates your bill and how much your insurance will pay for each treatment. Yes, she has QandAches down to a fine science. No wonder they call her Leader of the Plaque!
Etymology: Q and A (Questions and Answers)& Aches (a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain; be the source of pain;feel physical pain)
Ciadle
Created by: kenzieg
Pronunciation: see-addle
Sentence: Stop trying to ciadle with me.
Etymology: none
Outerlocutor
Created by: Deirdre
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Form the word interlocutor, meaning a participant in a conversation.
Distromain
Created by: lauren
Pronunciation: dis/tro/main
Sentence:
Etymology: dist ffrom distract, rom from 'from', and ain from pain.
Medigab
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: med/i/gab
Sentence: Dentist's medigab is designed to move the patient's attention past the procedure so they will be somewhat more relaxed.
Etymology: MEDIGAB - noun - from - MEDICAL + GAB
Yourface
Created by: kaily73
Pronunciation: your-face
Sentence: youface
Etymology: none
Obligastory
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/blig/a/story
Sentence: Every six months I am muzzled and forced to listen to the dentist's obligastory about his three sons - almost as boring as his drill.
Etymology: obligatory + story
Whynecology
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: wi/neck/ol/ojee
Sentence: It's bad enough for us ladies to endure what we do annually. Would it be too much to ask that we don't have to also engage in meaningless whynecology?
Etymology: Why? Why, oh why????????? :) and Gynecology
Talktomedochomy
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Talktomedochomy and novacaine were needed to complete procedure.
Etymology:
Nitrousyakside
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: nye-truhs-YAK-syed
Sentence: Little did the dentist know that Alex could counter her nitrousyakside by talking even longer and more boringly than she.
Etymology: nitrous oxide (administered at the beginning of dental work to ease pain) + yak + bedside manner
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! ~ James
OZZIEBOB - 2007-10-16: 05:32:00
Great definition and cartoon. Recently, I have had the need to attend a variety of medical professionals, and find that they engage in a fair bit of small talk. Dentists , by far, chatter and, also, seem to recommend the use of a wide range of products.
Thanks Ozziebob! I too have been at the dentist and walked out not only with a sore tooth, but also with a sore ear. ~ James
lumina - 2008-09-11: 00:50:00
whynecology
lumina - 2008-09-11: 00:56:00
Sorry bout that...didn't meant to comment...hit wrong button.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James