DEFINITION: v. To wait patiently, or perhaps not, for a little bit of medical attention and hopefully some relief from what ails you. n. A person who is sick, and tired, and waiting for medical care.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Grimpatient: /grim-PAY-shunt/ Wanda was doing her very best to remain cheerful but as the hours wore on and she continued to be ignored by the ER staff while feeling progressively worse she went from being an ordinary outpatient to being a grimpatient, angry and no longer a stoic and tolerant person.
Etymology: Blend of ‘grim’ (Dismal; gloomy) and ‘patient’…dual meaning (a person who is under medical care or treatment) and (having or showing the capacity for endurance) — a play on the word ‘impatient’.
Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Grimpatient:
silveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 01:02:00
wonderful choice of words with a perfect blending. Great Create!galwaywegian, 2009-03-04: 11:10:00
like itrombus, 2009-03-05: 07:52:00
clever word play
Forgetqueue: /fÉ™rgetkyoÅ/ As he waits to see the doctor, Roger can feel his once-robust memory slowly slipping away. The mind-numbing process they call triage is sapping his greatest asset. The feeling of rapid-onset Alzheimers is only enhanced by browsing outdated magazines. He had already forgotten the Alamo. The Dewey Decimal System will soon follow. He is caught in a forgetqueue. He is amused that they call this Emergency Room the Urgent Care Unit. An hour later he can’t remember what urgent means. He is now focused remembering his own name. If he lets that go, he knows he will never get out of here. Etymology: forget (inadvertently neglect to attend to, do, or mention) + queue (a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed) Created by: artr.
Comments on Forgetqueue:
metrohumanx, 2009-03-04: 09:44:00
Brillianty hilarious “sentence”! BRAVO!
Ailienated: /ale – ee – in – ate – ted/ Leroy was beginning to feel ailienated.
He had been in the waiting room for two and a half days and no one had talked to him yet. Perhaps they did not want to come too close to him because he was sick….. Etymology: Ail and Alienated – Ail is to be ill and Alienate is to make separate or not associate with. Created by: rombus.
Comments on Ailienated:
Jabberwocky, 2009-03-04: 10:04:00
terrificsilveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 10:53:00
We can raillly around this great creategalwaywegian, 2009-03-04: 11:10:00
good one!kateinkorea, 2009-03-08: 10:16:00
Really good. And funny in a sad way too.
Ouchpotato: /ow ch pot ay tow/ the ouchpotatoes sitting in dr. Godot’s waiting room were not given much hope of being anytime soon judging by the demeanor of his receptionist, smiling faintly from behind the bullet proof glass. Etymology: couch potato, ouch Created by: galwaywegian.
Comments on Ouchpotato:
metrohumanx, 2009-03-04: 09:42:00
Doctor Godot ! GOOD ONE! HahahahahaJabberwocky, 2009-03-04: 10:05:00
terrific word and sentencesilveryaspen, 2009-03-04: 11:04:00
Perfection! Love your humor, too!splendiction, 2009-03-04: 19:19:00
great ref. – nothing happens/no meds!
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