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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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Emmersed
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eee murst
Sentence: she became so Emmersed in her second life that she would have festered away altogether had her broadband coverage been anything as good as she was told it would be.
Etymology: immersed, e as in electronic
Digirot
Created by: Kurisu
Pronunciation: 'di-ji&-rät'
Sentence: I had all kinds or real world responsibilities, but chose instead to digirot.
Etymology: Digital: of, relating to, or being data in the form of especially binary digits + Rot: to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with rot
Cyberecluse
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sībərekloōs
Sentence: Graduating from high school has not been a good thing for Julie. Sure, she will be heading off to college soon but for now she has become a cyberecluse. Her Facebook account is the most active thing in her life.
Etymology: cyber (of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture of computers, information technology) + recluse (a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people)
Gretful
Created by: Tommy
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: the act-> gretful, totally immersed -> gretfully, Addicted, repeatedly going past the point of being fired-> REgretful
Virmit
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: VERM-IT
Sentence: With the advent of the 286PC and the low-speed dialup, Roscoe had become a VIRMIT in his own home, letting the junk mail build up as he explored the infinite realm of the World-Wide Waste. Clearly, his life was CURSORED.
Etymology: VIRtual+herMIT
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COMMENTS:
No points for spelling - metrohumanx, 2008-07-08: 16:08:00
Awww- nobody likes my VERMIT. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-10: 21:01:00
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Virtucosmitis
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: VER-tyoo-KOZ-my-TISS
Sentence: I'm afraid he's come down with a bad case of virtucosmitis, Mrs Jenkins. We recommend either confiscating his electronic equipment, or locking him away in a padded room, for life.
Etymology: From "virtual" + "cosmos" (universe) + "-itis"
Gonline
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: gone/line
Sentence: James realized that he was going to have to wash his own socks because Judy was gonline again.
Etymology: gone (as in not here) + on-line
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COMMENTS:
Very good! Says it without a definition. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-08: 04:38:00
like it - galwaywegian, 2007-05-08: 05:17:00
Why couldn't he wash them anyway. No wonder Judy was always online if she was the designated sock-washer. The grass is always #008000er on the cyber side. - petaj, 2007-05-08: 05:46:00
Oh and great word by the way - petaj, 2007-05-08: 05:46:00
Ha, great word. Love the comment by Petaj. Made me laugh. - Jeaneai, 2007-05-08: 08:54:00
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Imagaddict
Created by: grahaff
Pronunciation: i maj ad dikt
Sentence: I am sick and tired off looking in through the window and seeing you imagaddicting while I enjoy the sun outside.
Etymology: imagination (the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses) + addict (a person who is obsessed with something in particular)
Simulationship
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sim-u-la-tion-ship
Sentence: Jenna withdrew from her family and friends in favor of the simulationships she made in Second Life. There she dated a handsome avatar she met at a virtual rock concert and almost had enough saved up to buy her own island.
Etymology: simulation: the representation of the behavior or characteristics of a system through the use of another system, especially designed for the purpose + relationship: an emotional or other connection between people **Second Life is a free 3D virtual world where people can socialize, connect, create pseudo lives and even work.
Umbilgatesicus
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: um/bil/gaytz/i/cus
Sentence: Sue had a surgeon replace her navel with an umbilgatesicus
Etymology: umbilicus + Bill Gates
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