Verboticism: Medigab
DEFINITION: n., Forced small talk used by professional caregivers to put patients at ease. (Not usually effective.) v., To ask insipid questions while subjecting a person to an intimate, awkward or painful procedure.
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Shiberism
Created by: Jpwareham
Pronunciation: Shi/ber/ism
Sentence:
Etymology: Shi-random,berism- type of gibberous
Docquisition
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After checking my chart, the gynocologist began the docquisition.
Etymology: doctor+inquisition
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COMMENTS:
Could almost be a tax audit. - petaj, 2007-10-16: 09:04:00
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Folaxblabber
Created by: 532915
Pronunciation: fo-lax-blab-ber
Sentence: When Drew broke his arm was the doctor folaxblabbered to ease his pain more.
Etymology: F0-Fake LAX-relax BLABBER- small tall
Obligastory
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/blig/a/storee
Sentence: Every six months I am muzzled and forced to listen to the dentist's obligastory about his three sons - almost as boring as his drill.
Etymology: obligatory + story
Fartalite
Created by: connor
Pronunciation: far-ta-lite
Sentence: This doctor fartalites while working on my mouth.
Etymology:
Healspiel
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Heel-speel
Sentence: Until he met Dr Fang, Bob thought that Dr Payne's leechspeak was doctrivial. But after a few minutes with Fang, Bob soon realized that, despite all the healspiel, it hurts just as much to have a tooth extracted as it does to have one pulled.
Etymology: heal: to make better,well & spiel: plausible, glib talk; patter, line of gab. Doctrivial: blend of doctor, doctrine and trivial.
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COMMENTS:
Showoff, great job. - fourgirls, 2007-10-16: 09:59:00
how true - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-16: 12:27:00
nice blending - scrabbelicious, 2007-10-18: 07:44:00
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Snoozeloquate
Created by: pendraghon
Pronunciation: snüz-LO-qwate
Sentence: The dental tech snoozeloquated throughout my cleaning, boring me to tears.
Etymology: snooze (to sleep or nap)origin unknown; Loquate from Loquacious (wordy), Latin loquac-, loquax, from loqui to speak v. snoozeloquate, snoozeloquation, snoozeloquated n. snoozeloquator
Obligastory
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/blig/a/story
Sentence: Every six months I am muzzled and forced to listen to the dentist's obligastory about his three sons - almost as boring as his drill.
Etymology: obligatory + story
Hospitalitalk
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: hos.pit.al.lee.torque
Sentence:
Etymology: hospital, talk
Talktomedochomy
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Talktomedochomy and novacaine were needed to complete procedure.
Etymology:
