Verboticism: Dentalscaries

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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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Dentalscaries

petaj

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

Points: 716

Comments: Dentalscaries

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

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