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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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Negligital
Created by: apollo
Pronunciation: nehg-LIDG-it-ahl
Sentence: Karen had been negligital all week, and her fish died because of it.
Etymology: Negligent + Digital
Webism
Created by: Andradir
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was so struck by my webism that I forgot that particular date.
Etymology:
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.
Dellusional
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: del loo shun al
Sentence: Fern was obsessed with being online 24/7. She never went outside nor did traditional social meets. All her relationships and schooling were online, not based in reality. In fact she had become very dellusional of late and only a major power cut would bring her back to reality!
Etymology: Dell (Computer company founded by Michael Dell in 1984) & Delusional (suffering from or characterized by delusions)
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
Laptrapped
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lap/trap/ed
Sentence: Jenny was no different from many of her friends, laptrapped and totally emersed and esnared in her virtual world, fingers poised at her keyboard ready to discuss and solve all her friends' problems.
Etymology: LAPTRAPPED - verb - from LAPTOP (a portable, battery-powered computer small enough to rest on the user's lap) + TRAPPED (to ensnare, or capture and prevent from escaping, or getting free)
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COMMENTS:
Lapracadabra - Nosila, 2009-11-24: 23:18:00
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Ethertised
Created by: giveaphuk
Pronunciation: ee ther tis ed
Sentence: she was so ethertised that she forgot to pick up her children from school.
Etymology:
Microselfed
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: my - kro - selfd
Sentence: Jed was a difficult person to carry on a conversation with. He was so microselfed that he only imagined himself. He felt only truly alive as an avatar and ceased to belive in real friends; only imaginary ones sufficed now. In those few minutes that he did "look up" from his laptop, all we saw was a blank stare and no recognition that he knew who we were either.
Etymology: micro (microcomputer, Microsoft, self
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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Elone
Created by: stvspl
Pronunciation: EE-low-n
Sentence: Paula thought she had so many friends, but in actuality, she was elone.
Etymology: e- (prefix for computerish things) + alone (what digitally immersed people are)
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COMMENTS:
Well done! - geoamnesia, 2007-05-08: 18:51:00
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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