Verboticism: Dentalscaries
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.
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
Points: 716
Comments: Dentalscaries
galwaywegian - 2007-06-27: 06:04:00
Best word! no contest!
petaj - 2007-06-27: 07:19:00
Thanks