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Illfortunato
Created by: kalex
Pronunciation: Ill-for-toon-ah-toh
Sentence: I found myself trying unsuccessfully to sink into the hard plastic seat with the rest of the IllFortunatos. My head pounded and my rag was quickly filling with blood. It would be a long night.
Etymology: Ill- to be afflicted with virus, disease, injury Fortune-can mean one's overall situation Oh-an attempt to sound somewhat foreign
Ouchpotato
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ow ch pot ay tow
Sentence: the ouchpotatoes sitting in dr. Godot's waiting room were not given much hope of being anytime soon judging by the demeanor of his receptionist, smiling faintly from behind the bullet proof glass.
Etymology: couch potato, ouch
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COMMENTS:
Doctor Godot ! GOOD ONE! Hahahahaha - metrohumanx, 2009-03-04: 09:42:00
terrific word and sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-04: 10:05:00
Perfection! Love your humor, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 11:04:00
great ref. - nothing happens/no meds! - splendiction, 2009-03-04: 19:19:00
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Impatientitis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: impāshəntītis
Sentence: The emergency room was packed with customers with afflictions ranging from mild to catastrophic. The loudest however was the one with a major case of impatientitis displaying raging symptoms of menow-menow.
Etymology: impatirnt (having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked) + itis (suffix used for forming names of inflammatory diseases)
Anticipatient
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: an tis i pay shent
Sentence: The people in the ER waiting room tended to be anticipatient. They drank the awful coffee from the vending machine and then cued up for the toilets. Don't they know you do not buy it...you just rent coffee for a while?
Etymology: Anticipate (wait for) & Patient (a person who requires medical care;enduring without complaint)
Anticipwaition
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: an/ti/sip/wate/shun
Sentence: The anticipwaition became palpable when the door from the waiting room opened to reveal another room full of anxious patients.
Etymology: wait + anticipation
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COMMENTS:
Splendid sentence and word - silveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 10:54:00
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Congrewaited
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: con greh wait ed
Sentence: The receptionist tried to ignore the long suffering patients waiting to see the doctor. Earl Grey steeped slowly like a tea bag. Bud Light slow brewed like a beer. Sun Maid withered like a grape on the vine. Mr. Fleishman slowly rose like bread dough, only to be set back down again, and told not to rise again until called. These poor sick souls suffered interminably as they congrewaited.
Etymology: CON, CONGREGATE, WAITED. Con - to be told an untruth, such as the doctor will see you shortly. Congregate - people that have come together and wait together. Waited - to stay in one place, doing nothing for a period of time, in the expectation, or hope, that something will happen, like getting to see a doctor eventually.
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COMMENTS:
Modified song of the day: "Oh dear what can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the healthcare!" - silveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 01:05:00
made me think of a conga line - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-04: 10:07:00
Were they waiting for Dr. Seymore Patients??? - Nosila, 2009-03-05: 01:37:00
You betcha, Nosila! Nice embellishment, I luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-06: 03:19:00
Jabberwocky ... shall we dance? - silveryaspen, 2009-03-06: 03:19:00
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Impatients
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: im-pey-shuhnts
Sentence: The chart may have listed Rosie as an out-patient but the nurses designated her as one of the impatients.
Etymology: impatience (eagerly desirous) + patient (a person who is under medical care or treatment)
Illdoctaramous
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: eel-doc-ta-ray-mose
Sentence: Susie patiently waited as his patient in the tiny room chilled to the bone,adorned in that tiny paper top. She had waited so long that she became so "illdoctaramous" that she almost lost it and was about to ram her fist into the wall as she flew into a rage! Yet,Susie was too sick to let my temper flare. After 2 and 1/2 hours of sickly waiting,he walks in all chipper and did not notice Susy's "illdotaramous" attitude towards him.
Etymology: Ill;sick. Doctar;Doctor. Ram;Ready to ram a fist in the wall. Ous;Beyond ready to ram a fist into the wall and too sick to care to wait any longer.
Remedally
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: re-MEE-dal-ee
Sentence: In haiku. A room of sneezes. Doctor calls 'next'. One less remedally.
Etymology: remedy + dally + remedial
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COMMENTS:
nice one petaj - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-04: 10:06:00
Gives new meaning to poetic justice! Magnificent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 11:06:00
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Waitwatcher
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wayt wat cher
Sentence: Mary became a waitwatcher long before it was fashionable to do so. She wasted hours in her doctor's medi-center waiting room. How is it she thought, that I arrived when they opened at 9:00 am only to get #97 ticket? After spending the best part of 6 hours waiting to see her doctor, his consult was 3 minutes long and he advised her to lose some weight!!!
Etymology: Wait (to remain idle in anticipation of something) & Watcher (of clocks) & Wordplay on WeightWatchers (weight loss program)
