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DEFINITION: n., A wear mark, or shiny spot, which appears on a heavily used computer touch-pad, mouse or keyboard. v., To wear down or erode through repetitive clicking, tapping or poking.
Verboticisms
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Padtina
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: pad/teena
Sentence: What a lovely padtina you have on your desk remarked a colleague.
Etymology: pad + patina
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-20: 16:45:00
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Mousemousseurgeum
Created by: randomizer
Pronunciation: mows-moos-ur-gee-uhm
Sentence: I've been using the wrong mouse and now it has mousemousseurgeum!
Etymology: mouse-mousse-urge-eum
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COMMENTS:
Clever and 100% unique! - randomizer, 2008-10-18: 00:09:00
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Clickitydip
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kli-kit-ee-dip
Sentence: My son's mouse has already developed a clickitydip - he's either been wearing sandpaper gloves or playing Warcraft way too much.
Etymology: click it, dip
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COMMENTS:
clickitydip barbatrick - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-20: 14:18:00
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Scuffleboard
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: skuff-ul-bord
Sentence: his penchant for using the W A S D keys to control pacman were resulting in a serious case of scuffleboard
Etymology: scuff, key board, shuffleboard
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COMMENTS:
missed this one yesterday - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 06:02:00
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Moniterosion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The price you pay for being on everyone's e-mail address book is that you are vulnerable to moniterosion.
Etymology:
Fingerbald
Created by: ooogle
Pronunciation: Fing-ger-ball-d
Sentence: Can I get that fingerbald repainted too?
Etymology: n. Finger-Things on the end of your hands Bald-No hair Fingerbald-The shiny spot on the middle of the mousepad when you have been scrolling too much.
Alopadcia
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /al-uh-pad-shee-uh/
Sentence: "Does your owner tap on you like a beast? are you losing your hair and colour? Do no wait anymore! STOP IT NOW!!! By using our brand new product called Aminexpad!!! Try it out, or you'll be out!
Etymology: ALOPADCIA. From Alopecia (loss of hair; baldness) + Pad
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-17: 11:53:00
Zounds! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:22:00
Hair-iffic! - Nosila, 2008-10-17: 22:25:00
clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-19: 00:33:00
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Hypermouseration
Created by: mvandyke
Pronunciation: hyper-mouse-er-ation
Sentence: One could easily see the tell tale signs of 'hypermouseration' in Kathies work station.
Etymology:
Digilution
Created by: all4word
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The device has clear signs of digilution.
Etymology: digit and devolution or dilution
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James