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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.
Verboticisms
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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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Blahnaesthesia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: blah nast eee zya
Sentence: The blahnaesthesia ended up being more painful than the filling.
Etymology: anaesthesia, blah
Medirap
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation: Medi rap
Sentence: Craig was challenged by the medirap of his dentist. His usual big mouth was frustrated.
Etymology: Medical, rap
Ompafone
Created by: BigKP
Pronunciation: Ew-mp-a-fone
Sentence: The doctor continued to make ompafone with me during the procedure.
Etymology: Ompa- funny little people fone- projection
Jabwitter
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Jabb-wit-er
Sentence: Dr B. Kindly always resorted to the tried and tested method of jabwitter to put his patients at ease while injecting them. He would ask them trivial questions, such as, where they were going for their holiday or what they intended to have for lunch to distract their attention away from the pain. After twenty years in the profession he found this was the best tactic to use on most people.
Etymology: Jab(a hypodermic injection) + Witter(to speak about trivial matters) = Jabwitter
Outerlocutor
Created by: Deirdre
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Form the word interlocutor, meaning a participant in a conversation.
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: medical + gab
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COMMENTS:
And not freak out when they see the bill. - petaj, 2007-10-16: 09:05:00
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Healspiel
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Heel-speel
Sentence: Until he met Dr Fang, Bob thought that Dr Payne's leechspeak was doctrivial. But after a few minutes with Fang, Bob soon realized that, despite all the healspiel, it hurts just as much to have a tooth extracted as it does to have one pulled.
Etymology: heal: to make better,well & spiel: plausible, glib talk; patter, line of gab. Doctrivial: blend of doctor, doctrine and trivial.
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COMMENTS:
Showoff, great job. - fourgirls, 2007-10-16: 09:59:00
how true - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-16: 12:27:00
nice blending - scrabbelicious, 2007-10-18: 07:44:00
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Jabbertalky
Created by: TheFlawlessWord
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Beware the Jabbertalk, my twit! The hose that sucks, the drills that buzz! Beware the dental bird, and spit The voluminous cottonmouth fuzz!"
Etymology: Apologies to Lewis Carroll
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