Verboticisms

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: den-TEESTA-LACKS-a-foe-bee-a

Sentence: Dr. Michaels was far too engrossed in his phone conversation with his mistress secretary to notice he was dangerously close to dropping a dentil pick right down Jane's throat, giving her an increasing feeling of dentistalaxaphobia.

Etymology: Dentist, lax, and phobia.

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: poe-kee-choe-kee-foe-bee-ah

Sentence: the drugs had started numbing her mouth and as the dentist picked up some sharp looking tools and started telling the nurse about his weekend she became gripped by pokeychokeyphobia

Etymology: poke, choke, phobia

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COMMENTS:

its not a real fear... its just a fauxbia - rikboyee, 2007-06-27: 03:00:00

The thing with dentistry is that it really is all in your head! - petaj, 2007-06-27: 03:21:00

This happens a lot in Florida, where it is sometimes referred to as Okeechobeepokeychokeyphobia. Like the Tarantella, they've choreographed a dance to rid oneself of this unnatural fear - the HokeyPokeychokeyphobia. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 07:26:00

Oh, and don't forget about the less common (also found in Florida) fear: Pahokeepokeychokeyphobia. - ziggy41, 2007-06-27: 11:07:00

When the diagnosis of the phobia is confirmed - okiedokiepokeychokeyphobia. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 14:38:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: dent-ool-scare-eez

Sentence: Phil McCavity, was an incompetent dentist who left me with life-long dentalscaries. On my first visit he jabbed the anaesthetic into my lip causing me to choke on the suctioner.

Etymology: dental caries + scare

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COMMENTS:

Best word! no contest! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-27: 06:04:00

Thanks - petaj, 2007-06-27: 07:19:00

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Feer-fall

Sentence: "I cannot go to the dentist, I suffer extreme fearfawl. What if he keeps that little air sucking thing in my mouth, then goes to wash his hands. The tube would fall straight into my stomach, suck up everything in there, and probably suck up some organs or something... and then I'll be hungry."

Etymology: Fearful (full of fear) + awl (a drill) + fall (as in down one's throat)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: jin/ji/fry/tis

Sentence: I developed a severe case of gingifrightis after the dentist accidentally scraped a tonsil with a scaling tool. Now I gag every time I see an olive on a pick.

Etymology: gingivitis + fright

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COMMENTS:

Quite the toothpickle. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 08:08:00

Funny, funny. - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:19:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gag/get/xi/ety

Sentence: The fear of choking on an inadvertently misplaced dental probe caued Jamie a lot of gagetxiety.

Etymology: gag + gadget + anxiety

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: oral pointy thing phobia

Sentence: Her teeth were very yellow due to oralpointythingphobia.

Etymology: oral - mouth pointything - dental instrument description phobia - fear

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌdɛntuˌlɛɹn̩ɡoʊˈfoʊbiə/

Sentence: My dentist thinks I just have a particularly sensitive gag-reflex, but it's actually dentoolaryngophobia.

Etymology: dent- (relating to the teeth) + tool (tool) + laryngo- (relating to the throat) + -phobia (fear)

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COMMENTS:

whoa - that's a mouthful - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-27: 11:14:00

I love this word. So technical. And with double o's. Speaking of multiple o's, there's only one word in the English language that I know of that has three o's in a row. It's laparohysterosalipingooophorectomy. Hope I spelled that right. It's fairly technical, too, I guess. - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:22:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: GAACK + a + phobia

Sentence: I just know this is going to be the time she drops that pick down my throat, making me go GAACK! Yeah, I've got gaackaphobia.

Etymology: A fear I didn't *used* to have. Thanks a lot, Verbotomy.

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-27: 14:14:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: flosst

Sentence: Bob knew he needed to go to the dentist, however his flosst prevented him from making that appointment. He couldn't help but think about the time he had to retrieve the small ball of yarn from his dog's stomach by reeling it in from the bit that was still protuding from his mouth.

Etymology: floss, lost

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COMMENTS:

The part about the dog is based on actual yucksperience. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 07:16:00

Maybe a piece of flosst tied around his finger would remind him to make an appointment. - petaj, 2007-06-27: 07:22:00

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