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The smallest wound that somehow gets the biggest reaction.
means A tiny puncture or hole made by (or as if by) the point of a pin, or by extension a small but irritating annoyance.
from A plain English compound, exactly what it says on the tin: the prick — a noun from Old English 'prica,' a point or dot — made by a 'pin,' itself an old Germanic word for a peg or pointed fastener. The literal sense (an actual jab from a pin) came first; the figurative sense, a small needling vexation, followed naturally, since anyone who's been jabbed knows how a thing so small can sting so loud.
- fingertip density
- Fingertips pack thousands of touch receptors per square inch
- diabetes ritual
- Millions draw blood this way daily to check glucose
- figure of speech
- Means a tiny, nagging annoyance, not just a puncture
- light trick
- A pinhole turns any dark room into a camera
- acupuncture cousin
- Tiny pricks claimed to redirect the body's energy
acupuncture needle insertion — traditional chinese medicine uses needles 0.25-0.40mm in diameter, thousands of years old
measles rash appearance — described as pinprick-like red spots covering the body during viral infection