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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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Oversimulated
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: o-ver-sim-u-la-ted
Sentence: Ben could become oversimulated while going on virtual dates online. He would take his laptop into his room and shut the door for hours on end. Mother was happy because she didn't have to worry about him running off with some hussy and Ben was happy because real girls were scarey.
Etymology: stimulated: to excite functional activity (sexual or mental) + overstimulated: a trigger or event that causes hyperactivity or over-excitement in children or adults + simulated: virtual reality; a model meant to resemble a real situation
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COMMENTS:
good one Mrs. K. - mweinmann, 2009-11-25: 08:30:00
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Veearget
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: vee-ahr-GEHT
Sentence: Alex veeargot his school assignment because the file was tucked behind his Sims screen.
Etymology: vee + ar [(v)irtual (r)eality] + forget
Facebookworm
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fays book worm
Sentence: Felicia is a facebookworm. She has foresaken the boring everyday world to spend her time surfing for long lost people she knew way back when, people she used to work with and new friends from all over the world. Most of these people she used to know, she barely said 2 words to in the past. But now her witty conversations (OMG, 2 die 4)occupy her every moment. She now has over 10,000 friends...what a socialnetwork butterfly!
Etymology: Facebook (social networking site) & Bookworm (someone who immerses themselves in reading, to the exclusion of other activities)
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COMMENTS:
Great word/sentence/story! lol~ So true! :) - abrakadeborah, 2011-05-09: 09:45:00
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Leetspork
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: lEEt-spork
Sentence: John was on IRC and World of Warcraft so much every day he became quite proficient in leetspork.
Etymology: Leet- which is a common "slang" used on the internet and Spork- the eating utensil you get at Taco Bell (and represents the height of Western decadence/slothfulness)
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COMMENTS:
You leet-head! God I hate that stuff. Good word though. - jedijawa, 2007-05-08: 10:35:00
I know you - HubbMU, 2007-05-08: 11:58:00
hmmm. I tried to use some leet in that last comment. Not sure what happened....oh well! - HubbMU, 2007-05-08: 11:59:00
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Interweblah
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: in-ter-web-blah
Sentence: Wikipedia is a huge time suck. You start off looking up useful information and four hours of interweblah later and you've ended up extensively editing an article about kitten foot warmers.
Etymology: interweb + blah
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)
Webism
Created by: Andradir
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was so struck by my webism that I forgot that particular date.
Etymology:
Lifeloss
Created by: fredini
Pronunciation: Life-Loss
Sentence: He's playing so much Warcraft these days, he's lifeloss.
Etymology: life + loss
Bookfaced
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: bOOk-feisd
Sentence: As she started building her profile at facebook, friends began to pop up, groups showed themselves. Soon she was completely facebooked!
Etymology: facebooked/bookfaced
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