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DEFINITION: n., Forced small talk used by professional caregivers to put patients at ease. (Not usually effective.) v., To ask insipid questions while subjecting a person to an intimate, awkward or painful procedure.
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Yackattack
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: YAK-uh-tak
Sentence: During his dental procedures Elbert knew he was going to be hammered with a never ending yackattack by his dentist who never seemed to run out of questions and comments.
Etymology: Blend of 'yack' (Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter) and 'attack' (to set about or go to work on somethng vigorously)
Jabbertalky
Created by: TheFlawlessWord
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Beware the Jabbertalk, my twit! The hose that sucks, the drills that buzz! Beware the dental bird, and spit The voluminous cottonmouth fuzz!"
Etymology: Apologies to Lewis Carroll
Denalangage
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation: denal-langage
Sentence: With her mouth open wide, she tried to learn the denalangage.
Etymology:
Spitchat
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: spit-chat
Sentence: Harold hated having to spitchat with the dentist when he had a mouth full of drool from novicaine and dental instruments jammed under his gums.
Etymology: wordplay on chitchat: an informal conversation
Nitrousyakside
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: nye-truhs-YAK-syed
Sentence: Little did the dentist know that Alex could counter her nitrousyakside by talking even longer and more boringly than she.
Etymology: nitrous oxide (administered at the beginning of dental work to ease pain) + yak + bedside manner
Yackattack
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: YAK-uh-tak
Sentence: When Bertrand went in for his dental appointments he knew he was going to be bombarded with a yackattack from the dentist who never seemed to run out of inane questions and commments.
Etymology: Blend of 'yack' (Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter) and 'attack' (to set about (a task) or go to work on (a thing) vigorously)
Chatation
Created by: Juny1
Pronunciation: chat-eh-tion
Sentence: The doctor enjoyed the chatation, being done to the paitent
Etymology:
Distractigab
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: di-strakt-ih-gab
Sentence: Part of medical training is a day of distractigab techniques, tips for safe topics and appropriate tone of voice. They generally pratice on squirrels and rats.
Etymology: distract + gab (yammer, chat)
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COMMENTS:
Love the word!!! So descriptive. - FayeWord, 2007-10-17: 17:47:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! ~ James
OZZIEBOB - 2007-10-16: 05:32:00
Great definition and cartoon. Recently, I have had the need to attend a variety of medical professionals, and find that they engage in a fair bit of small talk. Dentists , by far, chatter and, also, seem to recommend the use of a wide range of products.
Thanks Ozziebob! I too have been at the dentist and walked out not only with a sore tooth, but also with a sore ear. ~ James
lumina - 2008-09-11: 00:50:00
whynecology
lumina - 2008-09-11: 00:56:00
Sorry bout that...didn't meant to comment...hit wrong button.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James