Verboticisms

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: a/gony/and/ex/plasty

Sentence: Oh the agonyandexplasty of ripping a plaster off a hairy arm

Etymology: agony and ecstacy + plaster

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Created by: Silk01ca

Pronunciation: Rip i tis

Sentence: Jack awaited the pain of the familiar ripitys

Etymology: rip/itis

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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)

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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)

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /dəˈpɪləˌtoɹtʃɝ/

Sentence: Perhaps the depilatorture of bandage removal could be lessened somewhat if we hired professional bikini-waxers to do the yank-job for us.

Etymology: From depilatory + torture

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COMMENTS:

Yes, "yank-job" sounds like it could be dirty. But it's not. - ErWenn, 2007-06-06: 01:09:00

Oh, it's still dirty, all right. Maybe not in the context you've provided, but rest assured: use of the term predates this discussion by decades. - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 07:15:00

Those yanks were always a bit dodgy! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-06: 07:25:00

(insert the joke about pink and purple here.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-06: 07:55:00

(covers virgin ears) - jadenguy, 2007-06-06: 12:24:00

As always, the best word here. - Osomatic, 2007-06-06: 13:22:00

You think my word is always the best? I guess I know who my usual one vote comes from. (Now I'm trying to think of a way of saying "thanks" that doesn't sound sarcastic after that remark.) - ErWenn, 2007-06-07: 01:16:00

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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

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Created by: delmundo

Pronunciation: ban-dag-o-knee

Sentence: Children are the primary sufferers of bandagony, as the dirty little buggers are always soiling their sterile adhesive strips.

Etymology: Bandagony - n. a combination form of band-aid (an adhesive surgical strip) + agony (hurts like hell).

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Created by: tripperdaniel

Pronunciation: ex-AS-toe-PLAS-tee

Sentence: The dermatologist removed the dressing carelessly, causing the patient excruciating exastoplasty.

Etymology: ex- (Greek, 'out of') + (el)astoplast (bandage brand name) + -y (Old English 'having the quality of')

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Created by: Ryland

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fee las to plast

Sentence: When Doctor Pepper began to pull the sticky bandage off Norman's hairy arm, Norman could feelastoplast the agony long before it even started.

Etymology: Feel (produce a certain impression/sensation) & Elastoplast (an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)

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