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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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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.

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Denthysteria

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: dent/his/tar/ia

Sentence: Denthysteria is the fear of anything dental

Etymology: dentistry + hysteria

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Disoralocated

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: dis or al o kaat ed

Sentence: His fear of disoralocation stems from a long string of painful and humiliating accidents culminating with his accidental eating of the Clockman Diamond.

Etymology: dis- + oral + locate

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COMMENTS:

yikes - that would do it - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-27: 12:33:00

Hahaha! What a sentence. - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:15:00

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Gaackaphobia

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: GAACK + a + phobia

Sentence: I just know this is going to be the time she drops that pick down my throat, making me go GAACK! Yeah, I've got gaackaphobia.

Etymology: A fear I didn't *used* to have. Thanks a lot, Verbotomy.

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great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-27: 14:14:00

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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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its not a real fear... its just a fauxbia - rikboyee, 2007-06-27: 03:00:00

petaj 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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Gagetxiety

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gag/get/xi/ety

Sentence: The fear of choking on an inadvertently misplaced dental probe caued Jamie a lot of gagetxiety.

Etymology: gag + gadget + anxiety

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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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Dentphobal

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: dent-fo-ball

Sentence: Kip's dentphobal was mirrored by his fear of that spit sucking device.

Etymology: dental and phobe

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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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Good word. - ErWenn, 2007-06-27: 06:41:00

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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.

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James