Knismesis

Quick meaning: Knismesis is a noun meaning Light tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation.

Meaning

Light tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation.

Example Sentences

Pending a better nomenclature we suggest for the former the term knismesis and for the latter the term gargalesis, with the adjectives knismic and gargalic, hyperknismesis and hyper-gargalesis for excess, etc.

One can readily elicit knismesis in oneself (this is easily demonstrated by dragging a fingernail lightly over one’s skin). However, one cannot produce gargalesis in oneself; the present investigation focuses on this peculiar fact.

2017, Etymologist Susie Dent, appearing on "Would I Lie To You" Series 11, Episode 4, broadcast on 11 December 2017. "My dad once broke my leg during a particularly vigorous bout of gargalesis... or the light kind which is called knismesis."

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include knismolagnia, alloknesis, hyperknesis, dermatothlasia, rhinocnesmus, parasthesia.

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