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DEFINITION: v. To instinctively answer your cell phone ring, even when caught in a somewhat compromising position. n. The instinct to answer your phone
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Uring
Created by: mikebezner
Pronunciation: yoo-ring
Sentence: Despite being on the toilet, Isaac couldn't help himself and, once again, uringed.
Etymology: Urinate+ring
Communipulsion
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kuh-myoo-ni-puhl-shuhn
Sentence: The minister thought he must have really hit a nerve with his sermon when one of his parishioners jumped up with a shout and ran out of the church on Sunday. His ego was slightly deflated when he later learned that the member of his congregation had been a struck by communipulsion - a vibrating cell phone in her pocket and not his masterful words.
Etymology: communication (a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act) + compulsion (something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted)
Earjerk
Created by: greytellie
Pronunciation: eer-jurk
Sentence: I know I should ignore my cell while snogging my studlicious boyfriend, but it is an earjerk reaction!
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Looks like we're thinking along the same lines this time. - ErWenn, 2007-05-18: 22:35:00
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Hiphonetics
Created by: BemaSelf
Pronunciation: Hi-phone-et-ics
Sentence: The guy totally has Hiphonetics or something. He answered the phone even though we were in the shower together!
Etymology: Hello, Hi, Phone, Phonetics
Celladdiction
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SELL-eh-dik-shun
Sentence: Harold has what amounts to a celladdiction, an irresistible instinct to answer calls on his cell phone, no matter the time of day or activity he might be engaged in, even including romantic interludes.
Etymology: Blend of words 'cell' (for cell phone) and 'addiction' (n. the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming)
Cellofanitis
Created by: shutz
Pronunciation: Cell-o-Fan-itis
Sentence: He knew her cellofanitis had reached the next level when she answered a call from her her husband as he was proposing to her.
Etymology: From "Cell" (cellular phone), "Fan" (short for fanatic) and "-itis", the common suffix that is used to denote an inflammation, irritation, or more generally, a negative medical condition.
Comproinstinctivringobsession
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: compro-instinctive-ring-obsession
Sentence: I was diagnosed with comproinstinctivringobsession and all my phone were taken away at the intervention.
Etymology:
Nonookia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nōnoŏkēə
Sentence: Joan refers to Robert*s cell phone as his nonookia. It is his lifeline to the outside world. No matter what time of day or night it rings, it is up to his ear and intimacy is over. His ringtone of Satisfaction (I can*t get no...) isn*t helping the situation.
Etymology: no (not any) + nooky (sexual activity or intercourse) + Nokia (a popular brand of cell phone)
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2009-12-03: 18:28:00
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Pavlophonian
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: pav-low-phone-ean
Sentence: Jed knew that the call was from a girl at work who had a crush on him. He didn't fancy her and avoided her in the office. He also knew his girlfriend on the other side of the bed would probably hear everything. But such was his pavlophonian response to his ringtone, he couldn't stop himself snatching up the phone and jabbing at the answer button.
Etymology: Pavlovian (a conditioned reflex) & phone (communications device)
Instaction
Created by: rockchic101
Pronunciation: insta-action
Sentence: The phone rang, so his gut instaction was to answer.
Etymology: combination of instant and reaction
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by duchessella. Thank you duchessella! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by duchessella. Thank you duchessella. ~ James