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Topic Options #187579 - 11/02/09 09:30 AM Is there a word for this? embonpoint stranger Registered: 11/02/09 Posts: 1 The word of the day is acnestis, which is that part of your body you're unable to scratch... is there a word for the part of your body (back) you can't reach to put on sunblock? I like to play watersports and I always have to ask people to put sunblock on the middle part of my back that I can't reach, but it would be great if I could say, "Could you please put sunblock on my ____" instead. Thanks everyone! Top #187588 - 11/02/09 12:16 PM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: embonpoint] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9570 Loc: this too shall pass I think you can safely use the same word, acnestis; although almost no one will know what you mean! Top #187591 - 11/02/09 01:37 PM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: embonpoint] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3740 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Embonpoint (ha!). Welcome. As long as you keep the agility to make one hand , over your shoulder, meet the fingers of our other hand behind your back, there will be no part of your spine you can't reach. Just try. Gymnastics is the solution for acnestis and sunblock problems. Top #187752 - 11/12/09 02:56 AM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: BranShea] Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2062 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Besides, "Could you please put sunblock on my ____" might get you slapped. Top #187761 - 11/12/09 10:24 AM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: Zed] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3740 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague "sunblock on my ____" foot? Top #187763 - 11/12/09 12:43 PM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: BranShea] dalehileman Pooh-Bah Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1773 Loc: Apple Valley, CA, USA I'm often surprised and disappointed to encounter a concept for which there;'s no word, eg http://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/187679/Need_adjective#Post187679 http://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/187721/Word_for_cannot_place_somebody#Post187721 http://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/187620/Mistaking_left_from_right_and_#Post187620 Though if you're very patient you could try http://onelook.com/?w=*%3Abody+part+unreacheable&ls=a _________________________ dalehileman Top #187764 - 11/12/09 01:48 PM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: dalehileman] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3740 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Would it not be boring if there were a word for every possible concept? Top #187767 - 11/12/09 03:14 PM Re: Is there a word for this? [Re: BranShea] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6688 Loc: Vermont Originally Posted By: BranShea Would it not be boring if there were a word for every possible concept? well, then we could invent a word and develop a concept to fit. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 7253 Members 16 Forums 12808 Topics 189620 Posts Max Online: 853 @ 10/23/07 11:39 AM Who's Online 1 registered (AnnaStrophic), 8 Guests and 23 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Newest Members W1343, lgroner, Mim, applebart, walknotrun 7252 Registered Users Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 12527 Jackie 10392 tsuwm 9570 Buffalo Shrdlu 6688 AnnaStrophic 6489 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400 maverick 4683 WhitmanO'Neill 4187 March Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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