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DEFINITION: n. The horrible pain that comes from pulling a bandage off of hairy skin. v. To inflict pain or injure when removing a bandage.
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Tornture
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: torn-TURE
Sentence: "While the original cut hurt like a mother, removing the band-aid was sheer tornture!"
Etymology: torn (as in flesh) + torture
Mishairy
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: MIZ-hur-ee
Sentence: Stefan tried to conceal his mishairy, but Beth knew the bikini wax foxtrot all too well.
Etymology: misery + hairy
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COMMENTS:
mishairy loves compainy - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 16:09:00
Ouch, that hairts. - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 18:17:00
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Depilatorture
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dih-pil-uh-tawr-cher
Sentence: Most people subscribe to the "yank it off quickly" technique when it comes to removal of fur-laden band-aids. Slow removal is considered depilatorture.
Etymology: depilatory (a mild liquid or cream that will temporarily removing unwanted hair from the body) + torture (the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty)
Shearax
Created by: Megsee
Pronunciation: Shear-ax
Sentence: His wife had little patience as he winced from the shearax as she ripped off his bandaid. "try a bikini wax some day!" she scoffed.
Etymology: Shear - shaving of fur/hair Wax - act of having hair ripped off the body
Rippermortis
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: rip/per/mor/tis
Sentence: Deathly afraid of rippermortis and the possibility of embarrassing himself by crying like a baby, John had convinced himself and others that he was just a very slow healer, very prone to infection, and in need of wearing bandaids until they fell off on their own accord.
Etymology: Derived from rigor mortis: A medical condition that occurs after death and results in the stiffening of muscle mass.
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COMMENTS:
Hahahahaa..."fell off on their own accord"...good one! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-29: 02:03:00
Jack the Ripper lives. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-30: 05:41:00
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Skinflagration
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: skin-fleh-GRAY-shun
Sentence: Hector yelled with the pain he felt across his skin as the large piece of tape was yanked off, calling it a skinflagration, as the sensation of burning was so intense.
Etymology: Blend of 'skin' and 'conflagration'. (fire; especially: a large disastrous fire)
Ahpain
Created by: gautambarathwaj
Pronunciation: Pronunced as "Ah! Pain"
Sentence: He faced ahpain while removing the plasters,post surgery
Etymology: Just the usual scream of "Ah! Pain" modified here
Hairgony
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: hair-GUH-nee
Sentence: On a dolometer hairgony registers from about 10 dols for the removal of a bandaid to 110+ dols for the removal of plaster from a hairy fractured arm or leg.
Etymology: Blend of HAIR & AGONY.
Plastectomy
Created by: SteveMB1959
Pronunciation: plast-ec-tomy
Sentence: I had a 'plastectomy' today. It took half my hair away.
Etymology: The removal of band aids, (platers), from hairy skin.
Tearture
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tare/chur
Sentence: It was unbearable tearture to remove the giant elastoplast from his back.
Etymology: torture + tear (as in rip)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom! ~ James
texmom - 2007-06-07: 12:13:00
They are all cool words!
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom. ~ James