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antidentite

/ˌæntaɪ̯ˈdɛntaɪ̯t/

antidentite noun: someone who has a negative or prejudiced opinion about dentists.

Noun

antidentite (plural antidentites)

  1. (informal, rare) someone who has a negative or prejudiced opinion about dentists

Forms of antidentite

pluralantidentites
alternative formanti-dentite

Origin of antidentite

Alteration of antidentist, from anti- + dentist, to rhyme with anti-Semite. Coined in an episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, in which Jerry Seinfeld is annoyed with his dentist, Tim Whatley, who has apparently converted to Judaism only because he wants to be able to tell Jewish jokes. Kramer calls Jerry an “antidentite” in response to Jerry taking offense to Whatley's Jewish jokes.

Questions about antidentite

What does antidentite mean?
Antidentite means someone who has a negative or prejudiced opinion about dentists.
What part of speech is antidentite?
Antidentite is a noun.
How do you pronounce antidentite?
Antidentite is pronounced /ˌæntaɪ̯ˈdɛntaɪ̯t/.
What is the plural of antidentite?
The plural of antidentite is antidentites.

Words near antidentite in the dictionary

  1. antidemocrats
  2. antidemoniac
  3. antidemonic
  4. antidengue
  5. antidental
  6. antidentite
  7. antidentites
  8. antidep
  9. antideportation
  10. antidepressant
  11. antidepressants

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