Verboticism: Fearfawl

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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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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)

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