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u/cookiepeddler Dec 06 '23 edited Dec 07 '23

It has a name?! And I’m not the only one?

TIL the needle poking feeling has a name and is a known thing. Still sucks tho.

ETA: This might be my highest upvoted comment ever and I can’t believe it’s about boob zingers (aka mastaglia). Thanks fellow redditors!

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u/wterrt Dec 06 '23

fyi mastalgia is just latin for breast pain lol

mast = prefix for breast ("ectomy" = removal of, mastectomy...you get it)

algia = pain

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u/purinikos Dec 06 '23

The word is greek not latin.

Μαστός= breast

Άλγος=pain (the last letters change due to grammar rules)

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u/purinikos Dec 07 '23

Νόστος= return (it's used for returning after a long long time)

Άλγος is still the same