Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.
Verboticisms
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Decybphering
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: dee-sibe-fur-ing
Sentence: I am having trouble decybphering this text message; WTF does MLFJJUICK 4 NOLK mean?
Etymology: decipher and cyber
Cryptosleuth
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kripˈtō sloōth
Sentence: Debbie needed to become a cryptosleuth. She loved teaching at the Community College but trying to decipher messages from her Generation TXT students put a real strain on her sense of rightness. She and her bff would lol at e-mails from her students.
Etymology: cryptographer (the art of writing or solving codes) + Sleuth (a detective)
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COMMENTS:
LOVE cryptosleuth. I like saying CRYPTO....cryptoanything. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:51:00
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Ntrprt
Created by: gregflynn
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Noun: Ntrprt8n - gregflynn, 2007-11-15: 00:09:00
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Textcrapolate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: text-cra-poh-late
Sentence: Although the message may have been written in Sanskrit, Bob was able to textcrapolate that he was to pk up da kdz aftr wrk.
Etymology: text, crap, extrapolate
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COMMENTS:
good one purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-15: 08:55:00
Nice bit of cyberdazzle! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-15: 17:39:00
y, thnk ya! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-15: 18:58:00
gets my vote :) - badsnudge, 2007-11-15: 22:25:00
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Lingjist
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: ling/jist
Sentence: A talented lingist can unravel the meaning of any text.
Etymology: linguist + gist
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COMMENTS:
Good one Porsche! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-15: 19:03:00
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Slatextition
Created by: garythesnail
Pronunciation: Slu-text-i-zhion
Sentence: When her husband sent her an IM, Jane said 'What is this?' Her husband said I have slatextion. It says: Get eggs, coffee and milk at the store, please.
Etymology: Slang+text+suffix "ition"
Texhume
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: tex/hume
Sentence: His job was to texhume cryptic messages that had been buried in emails.
Etymology: TEXHUME - verb from TEXT (a unit of connected writing) + EXHUME (to revive, or restore; bring to light)
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COMMENTS:
Good word - Nosila, 2008-10-14: 20:14:00
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Decyberscate
Created by: dubld
Pronunciation: dee-sigh-burr-skate
Sentence: He had to decyberscate the the cryptic text.
Etymology: De + Cyber/Cypher + Obfuscate
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COMMENTS:
nice - reminds me of rollerball - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-15: 13:01:00
A good'un that's "c" to the "g"! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-15: 17:34:00
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Qwerky
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: kwûr'kē
Sentence: Fortunately I have one of the new QWERKY keypads on my Crackberry that will decipher whatever I'm texting incorrectly and change it to intelligible English before it is sent. Nothing is worse than poor KEYBONICS!!!!
Etymology: From the proper QWERTY keypad and of course..please practice correct KEYBONICS
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COMMENTS:
Who can qwibble with a word like that? - Nosila, 2008-10-14: 20:16:00
Good one, H-bug! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:19:00
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Texhume
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: tex/hume
Sentence: His job was to texhume cryptic messages that had been buried in emails.
Etymology: text + exhume
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COMMENTS:
K-rad ! c u l8r - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-15: 17:37:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger! ~ James
lumina - 2008-10-14: 00:53:00
jumbleguya
lumina - 2008-10-14: 00:58:00
Sorry bout that folks. Put my word in the comment area by accident.
I never know WHERE my comments are gonna pop up. Life IS uncertainty, I guess.
See what I mean?
I sure do!
lumina - 2008-10-16: 19:54:00
Yes, comments...you add them and just hope they show up where you thought. Since this seems a good a place as any AND since I waited long enough to not "jump the gun" like the other time I thought I had the winning word... "I would like to thank The Academy, the cast and crew, Kraft service, all little people I stepped on to get here, of course God, Jesus and my parents...for if it wasn't for them I would be here." *music kicks in...dancing guy with hook comes out from behind curtains..." "OH! I have to hurry!!! You like me! You really, really like me!" (classis Sally Field Oscar moment...but you guys knew that, right?) :)
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James