Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. pathology The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
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Lists
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Psychology
stockholm syndrome, stereotype, ergonomics, human-computer in..., prejudice, neo-luddism, stress, trauma, psychopathology, psychotic, neurosis, depression and 180 more...
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My Little Phonies
Names for the next generation of My Little Ponies. Inspired by Star's list.
juggernaught, flamboyant, cuddly maggot, astrobleme, agroof, windburn, poshlost, crucifer, feedbag, dunderwhelp, nebelwerfer, bliss ninny and 453 more...
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AbraxasZugzwang's Words
atavism, abraxas, sisyphean, frust, fetus-in-fetu, arhythmically, queef, epidemiology, abecedarian, troglodyte, chiaroscuro, philology and 631 more...
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gorgonglare's list
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zeppelin, ion, laconic, serendipity, cataract, saturnine, syzygy, cinnabar, bistro, lithium, paroxysm, scion and 694 more...
Tweets
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Prolagus One of my favorite My Little Phonies! Dec 31, 2008
reesetee I have a phantom hair problem every six or seven weeks, after I've seen the hairstylist. :-> Feb 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang I've discovered that this also applies to long hair cut short.
So . . . . phantom hair, I guess. Feb 13, 2007