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DEFINITION: v., To write an email while under the influence of an intoxicating substance. n., An email or blog post where the author has chosen to ignore standard literary and social conventions -- thanks to a liberal consumption of alcohol.
Verboticisms
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Communidrunkation
Created by: wayoffcenter
Pronunciation: kəmyoōnədrəngkāshən
Sentence: It wasn't his fault. His English professor told the class to research a word by experiencing its definition. Chris chose "intoxicated". His communidrunkation to the entire online world let everybody know he was: inebriated, impaired, drunken, tipsy, under the influence, plastered, smashed, bombed, sloshed, sozzled, sauced, lubricated, well-oiled, wrecked, juiced, blasted, stinko, blitzed, half-cut, fried, wasted, hopped up, gassed, polluted, pissed, tanked (up), soaked, out of his head/skull, loaded, trashed, hammered, soused, buzzed, befuddled, besotted, pickled, pixilated, canned, cockeyed, blotto, blind drunk, roaring drunk, dead drunk, punch-drunk, ripped, stewed, tight, merry, the worse for wear, far gone, pie-eyed, in one's cups, three sheets to the wind, bladdered, lashed, crapulous. And that was just what he found in the Thesauaus before the room went spinning into darkness.
Etymology: communication: the imparting or exchanging of information or news + drunk: intoxicated to excess
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COMMENTS:
Man oh MAN!
....Say NO MORE! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:39:00
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Shotmail
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: shaht-mayl
Sentence: It was utterly clear to Bonnie that her ex-husband was sending out emails from his shotmail account last night as she waded through his misspellings proclaiming that he was so sorry they ever split up and that he was sorry that she was such a bitch to him. She didn't know it was possible to slur in text, but somehow Phil had captured the essence of what he had found in the bottom of the bottle of Johnnie Walker. She supposed, however, that it still beat him drunk dialing her at 3 am.
Etymology: shot - a small portion of liquor + Hotmail - a well known site for email.
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COMMENTS:
With just one letter addition you created a perfect fit for the definition. It's difficult to meld two words into a new one with just 1 letter! Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 16:52:00
Positively INSPIRED! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:04:00
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Gincommunicado
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: jin - com - meoon - ick - cod - oh
Sentence: Sheila had issues again today. Now on her seventh gin and tonic, she made the mistake of emailing everyone she was angry at or felt had in some way slighted her during the past ten years. She was totally gincommunicado for several hours until she fell asleep at her keyboard. Everytime this happened she would awaken and see the evidence of her rampage as her inbox filled with confused and angry emails, mostly from people she hadn't seen in years. Thankfully, the number of people who answered her was dwindling....but she really bemoaned the fact that she had few friends left.
Etymology: Gin (a type of strong liquor flavored with juniper berries) plus incommunicado which means a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate.
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-24: 15:09:00
Nice word! - DaddyNewt, 2008-11-24: 15:17:00
Winsome! Whoops ... perhaps that should be Ginsome! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 15:59:00
Sheila was sloe to learn! - Nosila, 2008-11-24: 20:18:00
I always thought gin was made from hair tonic. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:07:00
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Millertome
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: mill-er-toe-m
Sentence: As Justin checked his email, he realized that seeing his ex-girlfriend in the bar last night promted her to send him a lengthy millertome outlining (incomprehensibly) his shortcomings.
Etymology: play on the phrase Miller time (a slogan used by the Miller Brewing Company) + tome
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COMMENTS:
Good word. I could tell exactly what it means even out of context. - ErWenn, 2008-01-31: 09:31:00
Three cheers! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:55:00
Not a good way to "Foster" a relationship! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 22:37:00
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Higheohno
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: High-E-oh-no
Sentence: Phil E. Buster didn't like to sober up after a drunken session of emailing, for then he had to face the music of his HighEohnos!
Etymology: High for being high on alcohol, E for email - oh no that comes when sober ... and all a play on Hi-de-ho-ho, a slangy greeting.
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COMMENTS:
After all your liquor-name inspired creations, it was very hard to resist the temptation of choosing highballEng! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 12:19:00
> a play on Hi-de-ho-ho, a slangy greeting. Amusing word but... where are you from that people say that? :] - Tigger, 2008-02-01: 00:49:00
It's what the neighbor always says on Tooltime! It is rather archaic ... isn't it? Except for that tv show! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:41:00
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Prost
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: proast
Sentence: Bolstered by beer, Simon felt no hesitation in sending a series of candid prosts to his in-laws.
Etymology: prost - German drinking toast
Soppisstry
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: sop/piss/tree
Sentence: He frequently alarmed his girlfriend with his soppisstry.
Etymology: sop + pissed + e (as in email) + sophistry (unsound reasoning)
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COMMENTS:
Terrific triad! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 12:00:00
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Booziemail
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: bOO'zē.māl
Sentence: Billy begged his lady boss not to fire him for sending her a booziemail bitching about her bitchiness.
Etymology: From: 1) Boozy: characterized by the drinking of alcohol to excess. 2) Email: computer-to-computer communication system; a system that allows text-based messages to be exchanged electronically, e.g. between computers or cell phones. Full form: electronic mail.
Bloggo
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: blog/go
Sentence: Joe went bloggo on Saturday night and will find out at work this morning how truthful he was and to whom.
Etymology: BLOGGO - verb - from BLOTTO (very drunk; so drunk as to not know what one is doing) + BLOG (a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! Instantly recognizable. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-24: 16:06:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:18:00
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Picklederring
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pikld/airing
Sentence: Please disregard the email sent out yesterday that stated the company dress code has changed to embrace 'Topless Tuesdays' It was clearly a picklederring.
Etymology: pickled (drunk) + err + pickled herring
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COMMENTS:
Outstanding. I also like the subtext of the "derring" in there, as it is a heroicly daring prospect to email the company while soused. - Banky, 2008-01-31: 11:04:00
I liked the derring do in your Topless Tuesdays! That might cause a flap in more ways than one! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:44:00
Absolute magic! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 16:18:00
Another amaaazing word to continue your daily barrage of winning verboticisms. - Stevenson0, 2008-01-31: 23:28:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Dougalistic - 2008-01-31: 04:25:00
3 people came up with the word inebriated.. Hmm I sense a conspiricy theory here! Haha.
Maybe we're all drinking from the same bottle. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James