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DEFINITION: n. A fear dental instruments, in particular the fear that your dentist will drop an instrument down your throat while chatting with the dental assistant.
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Dentistalaxaphobia
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.
Gagetxiety
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
Amallgumitis
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: am awl gumm eye tiss
Sentence: his amallgumitis led him to dread a slip from his dentist's hand, dropping a rotating drill to cause a total clearence in his mouth with a sensation equivelent to felching with an epileptic hedgehog.
Etymology: amalgam, am all gum.
Dentphobal
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dent-fo-ball
Sentence: Kip's dentphobal was mirrored by his fear of that spit sucking device.
Etymology: dental and phobe
Gingifrightis
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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Gaackaphobia
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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Oralpointythingphobia
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
Pokeychokeyphobia
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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Dentoolaryngophobia
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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Flosst
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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Fearfawl
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)
Dentainsturmentphobia
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: denta in ster ment fo bee ah
Sentence: His severe dentainsturmentphobia kept him from scheduling regular appointments.
Etymology:
Dentalscaries
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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Disoralocated
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: dis or al o kaat ed
Sentence: His fear of disoralocation stems from a long string of painful and humiliating accidents culminating with his accidental eating of the Clockman Diamond.
Etymology: dis- + oral + locate
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COMMENTS:
yikes - that would do it - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-27: 12:33:00
Hahaha! What a sentence. - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:15:00
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Denthysteria
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dent/his/tar/ia
Sentence: Denthysteria is the fear of anything dental
Etymology: dentistry + hysteria
Coldteeth
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: kohld-teeth
Sentence: Myra got coldteeth every time she visited the dentist. When she was twelve, her orthodontist prescribed Hubba Bubba for her gum disease.
Etymology: cold feet + gold teeth
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - ErWenn, 2007-06-27: 06:41:00
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Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-06-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James