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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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Talktomedochomy
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Talktomedochomy and novacaine were needed to complete procedure.
Etymology:
Izeartless
Created by: brimuth
Pronunciation: is - art- less (is heartless)
Sentence: As soon as the the medico inserted the needle the izeartless smalltalk poured from his mouth.
Etymology:
Yaplacate
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: Yeah-plaa-kate
Sentence: Mr. Smith, the family doctor of the Joneses, often yaplicated to his patients so that he could carry on in his torturous dentistry operations without recieving yelps and complaints from his patients.
Etymology: yap (talk), placate (sooth)
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COMMENTS:
Says it all! - FayeWord, 2007-10-17: 17:47:00
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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)
Jabjabber
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: jab-jab-bur
Sentence: The only thing worse than the jabjabber that commences when a doctor pokes, prods, or jabs you with an instrument, is the ensuing phybberish you're expected to respond to.
Etymology: jab, jabber
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COMMENTS:
I was expecting some jabbertalky when I saw the definition but I thought the jab would come from Rikbadboyee - good word purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-16: 06:00:00
Ha! Jabbertalky was my first word, but I figured I'd leave it to someone else to make that jab first. - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-16: 09:33:00
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Docquisition
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After checking my chart, the gynocologist began the docquisition.
Etymology: doctor+inquisition
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COMMENTS:
Could almost be a tax audit. - petaj, 2007-10-16: 09:04:00
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Outerlocutor
Created by: Deirdre
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Form the word interlocutor, meaning a participant in a conversation.
Chatquilizer
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: chat-kwil-eye-zer
Sentence: she had become quite adept at chatquilizing her patients
Etymology: chat, tranquilizer
Proprattlaction
Created by: jmckays
Pronunciation: pro-prattl-aktion
Sentence: The doctor's proprattlaction proved ineffective as the scope slid into an intimate location no one but myself and my closest lovers had gone before...
Etymology: professional; prattle; distraction
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