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DEFINITION: v. To be so immersed in a virtual world that you forget about your responsibilities to the physical world -- like your job, your family, or even feeding and washing yourself. n. A person who lives exclusively in their imagination.
Verboticisms
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Cybermired
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SY-ber-myrd
Sentence: For the last couple years Linda has been absolutely cybermired, deeply immersed in communication on the internet thru Twitter, Facebook, and public forums, as well as being heavily involved in texting on her cellphone.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'cyber' (a combining form meaning “computer,” “computer network,” or “virtual reality,”) and 'Mired' (mire v.tr. To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire)
Sunshy
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: We invited Tonner to the Live at Five concert but he said he can't leave his office. I think he's become sunshy.
Etymology: from 'gun shy'. Sun is outdoors and the center of the real solar system.
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COMMENTS:
Thanks for the perfect word to describe my son. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-08: 12:40:00
Nice freewhelin' word! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-08: 21:06:00
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Irrwebsponsible
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: ear-wib-spon-sib-el
Sentence: Two hours on that computer of hers and she becomes so irrwebsponsible that she sometimes forgets to breathe.
Etymology: Irresponsible (unreliable) + web (internet)
Lifeloss
Created by: fredini
Pronunciation: Life-Loss
Sentence: He's playing so much Warcraft these days, he's lifeloss.
Etymology: life + loss
Eclusionist
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: E-kluh-SHUN-ist.
Sentence: Roxie became so immersed in a world of virtual reality that she became e-communicado; an Eclusionist (E-clusionist) living in a world of E-bay, E-food and, when speaking, doing so only in in E-speranto.
Etymology: E: prefix used to describe anything related to the internet; cyberspace & CLUDERE: to shut up, enclose, close up, confine," from L. secludere "shut off, confine," "to shut". Meaning "to remove from public view" Based on seclusion ; exclusionist. Cognates: Eclusion; Eclusionery, Eclusionate.
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COMMENTS:
sounds a bit e-litist - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-08: 13:31:00
E-xcellent word... - Nosila, 2008-07-08: 19:33:00
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Appleoplexy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: app ell op lex ee
Sentence: She suffered from appleoplexy . I I I
Etymology: apoplext apple
Cyberspacey
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: sy-ber-spay-see
Sentence: If you need help, don't ask Stacey -- She's too cyberspacey.
Etymology: cyber + spacey
Stinkohsurfer
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: stink-oh-sur-fer
Sentence: Bethanie Ohreeker lived on her computer and was known as being a reclusive stinkohsurfer girl.
Etymology: Stink - To Smell Badly, Body Odor Surfer - One who surfs the web.
Virtuallifed
Created by: pifty
Pronunciation: vrtjualajfd
Sentence: being virtuallifed makes her forget about the real world.
Etymology: virtual + life
Cyberslump
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: sigh-bur-slump
Sentence: Peter was so drawn into his virtual world of gaming and blogging that he was largely oblivious to things happening in the outside world - he was in a cyberslump.
Etymology: cyber (internet ala William Gibson) + slump
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COMMENTS:
This made me LOL. - HubbMU, 2007-05-08: 10:11:00
Good one! It's what I'm in now!! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-08: 21:18:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short story "Anda's Game" which is published in Overclocked. It was also suggested by HubbMU.
Thank you Cory and HubbMU! ~ James
Weeklink rants again and uncovers a few lost words from last week's verbacious verbuttle. Read: The Cup of Verbotomy, Part Deux.
HubbMU - 2007-05-08: 10:08:00
Thanks for using my definition!
Thank you HubbMu. It's a great definition. A lot of people can relate to it -- especially if they are gamers or bloggers. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-08: 12:52:00
Great to see all the new Verbotomists!
ECLUSIONIST is pretty good.
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James
cybersloth - 2010-01-02: 06:40:00
I would like to rebut your comments on the definition of cybersloth seen here (http://www.verbotomy.com/verbottle.php?jargonism_id=6790). 'cybersloth' is methodical and accurate, knows what move to make but it may take time. Not the friend of the impatient. From a theological view point I feel that you are free to think what you will about any subject; however you must be careful because all actions have consequences. Luckily I am not easily offended. I believe that I am not the only cybersloth, I may be the only one that is spelt exclusively with all lower case. By the way, I don’t use social networking sites and spend more time working on local resources both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’, if this does not make sense to you………. cybersloth. 02-01-2010