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acnestis / AK-nist-uhs / noun: 1. The part of the body where one cannot reach to scratch.
Notes & Etymology: From the Greek aknestis (spine), from Ancient Greek knestis (spine, cheese-grater).
Usage: “In what has to be the longest post-election season in living memory, the last five months have felt like an acnestis upon our collective soul..."
A Wish List to Soothe Our Collective Itch; New Straits Times (Malaysia); Aug 5, 2008.
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