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'Yeah, I do have a lot of online friends.'

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.

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Emmersed

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ee-murst

Sentence: Between her smart phone, tablet and laptop, Suzy is completely emmersed. Last month her friends had to tweat her to remind her to go to her wedding.

Etymology: e: electronic - immersed: plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid

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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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Networerized

Created by: Ernie

Pronunciation: Net-Wor-Er-Ized

Sentence: I am online all day every day. I have been fully networerized.

Etymology:

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Ethertised

giveaphuk

Created by: giveaphuk

Pronunciation: ee ther tis ed

Sentence: she was so ethertised that she forgot to pick up her children from school.

Etymology:

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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.

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Virtuallifed

Created by: pifty

Pronunciation: vrtjualajfd

Sentence: being virtuallifed makes her forget about the real world.

Etymology: virtual + life

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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"

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Denialine

Created by: Jeannie

Pronunciation: deny/a/line

Sentence: Her personal hygene had plummeted, she had become a slovern, her denialine was absolute!

Etymology:

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Sluttern

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: slut-turn

Sentence: Sally was so long-engrossed in her Second Life supermodel avatar she was slousy with mites, slovenly and insolvent. No one would dare to date the sluttern in her real life.

Etymology: slattern + slut (both of which mean a slovenly, untidy woman) + SL (Second Life)

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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

petaj 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

petaj 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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-08: 02:33:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-08: 09:53:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-08: 10:31:00
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!

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-08: 16:04:00
ECLUSIONIST is pretty good.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-24: 00:34:00
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