surgiversary

surgiversary
 n.— «Today is exactly one year from my surgery. (I refuse to refer to it as a “surgiversary.” It’s just not me.)» —“What a Year It’s Been” by thefatblackdog The Fat Black Dog Mar. 26, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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