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DEFINITION: n., A pesky but persistently painful, and seemingly incurable paper cut, which simply refuses to heal. n. To cut or injure a "high use" body part, like a fingertip, knuckle or tongue.
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Stabinability
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: stab/in/a/bill/i/tee
Sentence: He was unable to shuffle cards at the casino due to his stabinability.
Etymology: stab + inability + stability
Severlasting
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sev - ur - last - ing
Sentence: When Bonnie cut off the fingertip of the third finger of her left hand, the pain was intense at first. Now, there seemed to be a severlasting ache when any pressure was applied and she found it difficult to play her Nintendo DS.
Etymology: sever, everlasting
Lingerfingerinjury
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: linger+finger+injury
Sentence: I tried to keep from shaking hands since somehow I had managed to lingerfingerinjure my right thumb.
Etymology: linger+finger+injury
Whimpercision
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Whim-per-ciz-yun
Sentence: The pain from the whimpercision on her finger repeatedly brought tears to Lainie's eyes.
Etymology: Whimper - incision
Ouchnick
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: OUCH - nik
Sentence: Ozzie was an ouchnik, obsessed and overwhelmed by the fear of being ouchnicked.
Etymology: OUCH: an exclamation expressing sudden pain or dismay & NICK: a small dent or wound.
Multimutilation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mul tee mute til ay shyn
Sentence: Sandra's old war wound, a papercut on her index finger opened again and bled all over her work. Her multimutilation barely healed before it was ripped open again. Being a file clerk in the Army was certainly dangerous work...
Etymology: Multi (mulitple,many, much, more than one) & Mutilation (wound,injury)
Septicut
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Sep-tee-cut
Sentence: When the sore on his finger refused to heal and started to throb, Jim, being a bit of a hypochondriac, was convinced he had gangrene and decided to go and get it checked out at the doctor's. The doc took one look, shook his head and told Jim that it was just a little septicut and if he kept it clean and dressed everyday it should clear up on it's own.
Etymology: Septic(of a wound,infected by bacteria) ORIGIN Greek Septikos 'make rotten' + Cut(an opening or incision made by a sharp implement) = Septicut
Minimaim
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: minn eee maym
Sentence: Her injury was a minimaim (measuring less than 5mm. Any smaller and it would have been classed a micromaim. she hadn't had one of those since her last mouth ulcer.
Etymology: minimum, maim.
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-03: 15:05:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:30:00
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Wounderful
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: woon der ful
Sentence: When Jane was hired for her first office job, she thought it was wonderful. After her first of many paper cuts trying to file a year's backlog of papers, she decided the job was actually wounderful instead. She had neither a finger without multiple paper cuts nor a cuticle that was not ragged. How does one claim danger pay as a file clerk???
Etymology: Wound (gash,cut, any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision;cause injuries or bodily harm; to hurt the feelings of) & Wonderful (extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers) & Full (to the greatest degree or extent)
Stingmata
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sssst innnng maaa taaa
Sentence: Her stingmata coused her to utter the most pious ejaculations while partaking in her daily chores.
Etymology: stigmata, sting.
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COMMENTS:
sort of like "holy shit"? - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-03: 12:17:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James