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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.
Verboticisms
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Repetipain
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: ree-petty-payne
Sentence: I've got this repetipain on my finger. I swear every time I left click my mouse.
Etymology: Repeat+pain = repetipain
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
Fangpang
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fang/pang
Sentence: A pesky, irritating fangpang on his index finger makes playing the piano an excruciatingly difficult task.
Etymology: fang (appendage) + pang
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COMMENTS:
dang fangpang!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 09:47:00
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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)
Stingertip
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: stingərtip
Sentence: Jimmy is in charge of the stockroom at the restaurant where he works. Papercuts from the cardboard boxes are rampant. When he preps lemons for the day he has to deal with a handful of stingertips.
Etymology: sting (feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation) + fingertips (the tip of a finger)
Evercrucialimutilus
Created by: AlouattaPigra
Pronunciation: Ehv ver Crew Shul Ihm Myu Tih Lus
Sentence: "Ouch!!" Zjanhatae hissed to herself. She had badly abraised the naked palm of her hand and it had already begun to bleed. "Awe sourmuzzles- This here old evercrucialimutilus just aint never 'gonna heal up quite right."
Etymology: Ever - From Forever + Crucial - Important + Limu - Protogermanic meaning branch + Mutilus - Latin for maimed
Vecktomize
Created by: MashedSalad
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I bet you love Vecktomizing don't you?
Etymology: When Someone Vecktomizes you you are kissed with lots of love and tongs!!!
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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Cutstration
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cut/stray/shun
Sentence: Sally felt deep cutstration whenever she tried to unpick the stitches she'd so cautiously sewn. Her part time job shelling shrimp (crustaceans) didn't help.
Etymology: cut + frustration + crustacean
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COMMENTS:
Shudderingly close to castration. Great word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-03: 14:03:00
Good word! Reminds me of this image: http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=103199 - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-03: 15:05:00
funny purple and scrumpy - one should be very circumspective when using a photocopier - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 15:21:00
Etymology: cut, frustration, crustacean - Fantastic! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:29:00
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Everslit
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
great word! - fourgirls, 2007-10-03: 15:24:00
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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