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DEFINITION: n. A fear dental instruments, in particular the fear that your dentist will drop an instrument down your throat while chatting with the dental assistant.
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Gingifrightis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: jin/ji/fry/tis
Sentence: I developed a severe case of gingifrightis after the dentist accidentally scraped a tonsil with a scaling tool. Now I gag every time I see an olive on a pick.
Etymology: gingivitis + fright
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COMMENTS:
Quite the toothpickle. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 08:08:00
Funny, funny. - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:19:00
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Fearfawl
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Feer-fall
Sentence: "I cannot go to the dentist, I suffer extreme fearfawl. What if he keeps that little air sucking thing in my mouth, then goes to wash his hands. The tube would fall straight into my stomach, suck up everything in there, and probably suck up some organs or something... and then I'll be hungry."
Etymology: Fearful (full of fear) + awl (a drill) + fall (as in down one's throat)
Amallgumitis
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: am awl gumm eye tiss
Sentence: his amallgumitis led him to dread a slip from his dentist's hand, dropping a rotating drill to cause a total clearence in his mouth with a sensation equivelent to felching with an epileptic hedgehog.
Etymology: amalgam, am all gum.
Coldteeth
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: kohld-teeth
Sentence: Myra got coldteeth every time she visited the dentist. When she was twelve, her orthodontist prescribed Hubba Bubba for her gum disease.
Etymology: cold feet + gold teeth
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - ErWenn, 2007-06-27: 06:41:00
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Dentistalaxaphobia
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: den-TEESTA-LACKS-a-foe-bee-a
Sentence: Dr. Michaels was far too engrossed in his phone conversation with his mistress secretary to notice he was dangerously close to dropping a dentil pick right down Jane's throat, giving her an increasing feeling of dentistalaxaphobia.
Etymology: Dentist, lax, and phobia.
Dentalscaries
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dent-ool-scare-eez
Sentence: Phil McCavity, was an incompetent dentist who left me with life-long dentalscaries. On my first visit he jabbed the anaesthetic into my lip causing me to choke on the suctioner.
Etymology: dental caries + scare
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COMMENTS:
Best word! no contest! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-27: 06:04:00
Thanks - petaj, 2007-06-27: 07:19:00
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Pokeychokeyphobia
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: poe-kee-choe-kee-foe-bee-ah
Sentence: the drugs had started numbing her mouth and as the dentist picked up some sharp looking tools and started telling the nurse about his weekend she became gripped by pokeychokeyphobia
Etymology: poke, choke, phobia
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COMMENTS:
its not a real fear... its just a fauxbia - rikboyee, 2007-06-27: 03:00:00
The thing with dentistry is that it really is all in your head! - petaj, 2007-06-27: 03:21:00
This happens a lot in Florida, where it is sometimes referred to as Okeechobeepokeychokeyphobia. Like the Tarantella, they've choreographed a dance to rid oneself of this unnatural fear - the HokeyPokeychokeyphobia. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 07:26:00
Oh, and don't forget about the less common (also found in Florida) fear: Pahokeepokeychokeyphobia. - ziggy41, 2007-06-27: 11:07:00
When the diagnosis of the phobia is confirmed - okiedokiepokeychokeyphobia. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 14:38:00
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Flosst
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: flosst
Sentence: Bob knew he needed to go to the dentist, however his flosst prevented him from making that appointment. He couldn't help but think about the time he had to retrieve the small ball of yarn from his dog's stomach by reeling it in from the bit that was still protuding from his mouth.
Etymology: floss, lost
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COMMENTS:
The part about the dog is based on actual yucksperience. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 07:16:00
Maybe a piece of flosst tied around his finger would remind him to make an appointment. - petaj, 2007-06-27: 07:22:00
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Dentainsturmentphobia
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: denta in ster ment fo bee ah
Sentence: His severe dentainsturmentphobia kept him from scheduling regular appointments.
Etymology:
Denthysteria
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dent/his/tar/ia
Sentence: Denthysteria is the fear of anything dental
Etymology: dentistry + hysteria

Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James