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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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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
Versadism
Created by: ngrzeda
Pronunciation: ver/sa/dism
Sentence: In between the doctor's incessant one-way conversation his smile could be seen all throughout Kyle's painful procedure; his versadism obvious to any onlooker.
Etymology: ver - verse sadism - delight in cruelty
Medigab
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: med/i/gab
Sentence: Dentist's medigab is designed to move the patient's attention past the procedure so they will be somewhat more relaxed.
Etymology: medical + gab
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COMMENTS:
And not freak out when they see the bill. - petaj, 2007-10-16: 09:05:00
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Medigab
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: med/i/gab
Sentence: Dentist's medigab is designed to move the patient's attention past the procedure so they will be somewhat more relaxed.
Etymology: MEDIGAB - noun - from - MEDICAL + GAB
Raahhrahhllll
Created by: beardo
Pronunciation: Rah rah l
Sentence: As an answer to the dentists question of how his summer was, Steve replied "Raahhrahhllll."
Etymology: Ra-Cant ahh-now rahh-answer llll-idiot
Chatquilizer
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: chat-kwil-eye-zer
Sentence: she had become quite adept at chatquilizing her patients
Etymology: chat, tranquilizer
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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Splatterpatter
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sp latt ur patt ur
Sentence: She engaged in constant splatterpatter, interjecting euphemisms and repatree through the constant stream of gristle and gore
Etymology: patter, splatter
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! ~ James
OZZIEBOB - 2007-10-16: 05:32:00
Great definition and cartoon. Recently, I have had the need to attend a variety of medical professionals, and find that they engage in a fair bit of small talk. Dentists , by far, chatter and, also, seem to recommend the use of a wide range of products.
Thanks Ozziebob! I too have been at the dentist and walked out not only with a sore tooth, but also with a sore ear. ~ James
lumina - 2008-09-11: 00:50:00
whynecology
lumina - 2008-09-11: 00:56:00
Sorry bout that...didn't meant to comment...hit wrong button.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James