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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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Agonyandexplasty
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
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
Follachele
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: FALL ake ul
Sentence: Applying wax in ways that would make a sailor blush, Susan readied herself for the upcoming battle; her suit's responsiveness was proportinal surface area and sensor density so much that a few dozen square microns could be the difference between victory and absolute submission. Her follachele screams could be heard by in the mess hall.
Etymology: Follicle + Ache
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COMMENTS:
When I first read your word I pronounced it with a yell at the end which would be appropriate in this situation - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 11:34:00
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Hairrowing
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hair/row/ing
Sentence: The ripping off of that bandage was a most hairrowing experience.
Etymology: HAIRROWING - HAIR + HARROW (To inflict great distress, or torment on) + ING
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COMMENTS:
perfect! - lumina, 2008-07-29: 12:24:00
Hairroic effort, Stevenson0! - Nosila, 2008-07-29: 17:21:00
Very clean! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 01:18:00
Very clean! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 01:18:00
Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-30: 05:42:00
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Bandagony
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bandagənē
Sentence: Billy*s mom told him that the doctor is his friend. Billy doesn*t think a friend would put him in bandagony by yanking off his Band-aid. A yelp and a kick in the shin set the record straight.
Etymology: bandage (a strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body) + agony (extreme physical or mental suffering)
Screap
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: s-kuh-REEP
Sentence: OMG! Stop screaping me! Call yourself a nurse?! You're not a nurse! You're a crazy, sadistic, crazy sadist! Argh! STOP IT!
Etymology: A mixture of 'scream' and 'rip' with a portion of 'scrape', which to me, is a pretty painful sounding word.
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
Exastoplasty
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')
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