“Acnestis” Is the Spot on Your Back You Can’t Scratch

Acnestis is the part of the back one can’t reach to scratch. It’s handy for that otherwise inaccessible patch, as in asking someone to put suntan lotion on your acnestis. This is part of a complete episode.

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If you’re following us on Twitter, you may remember a word that we mentioned recently.

It means the part of the back where one cannot reach to scratch.

That’s an important word, isn’t it, Grant?

Mm—

And, you know, the word is acnestis, A-C-N-E-S-T-I-S.

And I think that this would be a really handy word to have in one’s vocabulary, right, honey?

Can you put a little suntan lotion on my acnestis?

That sounds like back acne.

Never mind.

Well, you can find gems like that on our Twitter account at twitter.com slash Wayword.

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