$20.00 Words

3 hours ago, Davey Do said:

Tetrahydroisoquinoline.

"Gal-darnit, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue purttier than a twenty-dollar (prostitute)!"          -Taggart, Blazing Saddles

Hello. My name is Davey Do. And I'm Lexiphanic. I can't stop using my tongue like a twenty dollar (prostitute).

Anticholinesterase inhibitor.

There I go again.

Do any of you share this malady?

 

 

 

(This thread was inspired by the shy wallflower of a member whose allnurses nomenclature is  @amoLucia.)

 

Not so much me personally but my DH has been known to state "Why use a small word when a diminutive one will do!?

Hppy

42 minutes ago, amoLucia said:

Let me find my list of words! To my knowledge I've NEVER used them, in conversation or written.

I used hyperbolic and modicum yesterday. Who uses those words????

A true lexiphanic has already committed the words to the rote regions of their brain thereby pontificating prolifically, amoLucia.

We don't go finding a dictionary when we play Scrabble now, do we?

As medical professionals, we know and use terms which are viewed esoterically by lay people. For example, we were to do med training during administration time. A lot of patients would say things like "I know what my meds are, just give me my ****ing meds!"

So, I turned med administration time into a show:

"Yes here we have Artane, generic name being trihexyphenidyl, an anticholinergic inhibitor which helps with the untoward effects of the dopamine antagonist, Haldol, otherwise known as haloperidol!" 

Some of the patients seemed to enjoy my MC game show voice and would ask questions, such as,

"How long have you been a nurse?"

"Thirty six years", I replied.

The patient then asked, "How long did it take you to learn these meds?" 

"Thirty six years", I replied.

I bet you know some big words right off the top of that noggin' of yours, amoLucia!