Novocaine

/ ˈnəʊvəˌkeɪn /

noun

1. a tradename for procaine hydrochloride See procaine

Example Sentences

Can you imagine getting a root canal or other major dental procedure without novocaine?

From Scientific American

The former is known as the home of Shark Week and the "90 Day Fiancé" brand of mental Novocaine.

From Salon

State Rep. John Szoka, a Republican who chairs the House Energy and Public Utilities Commission, likened negotiations to sitting in “a dentist chair for six months getting your teeth drilled with no Novocaine.”

From Scientific American

“What’s wrong with you guys? How can you keep falling for this? It’s been five years of this BS and still, every time President Werewolf over here manages to Novocaine his way through a prepared statement without passing out at the podium, you act like he’s a totally different person all of a sudden.”

From The Guardian

I gravitated toward Rachel’s writing because it was the opposite of Christianese — of papering over life’s pain and difficulty with verbal novocaine in the name of Jesus.

From Washington Post