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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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Nookia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nuu keee aaaaaaah
Sentence: His coitus was so regularly interrupted by the phone, he dubbed it his nookia
Etymology: nokia nookie
Incalluntary
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: In-col-un-ta-ee
Sentence: It was such a turnoff when she incalluntarily answered her cell to find it was her mother who had called.
Etymology: Involuntary (instinctively, spontaneous) + call (a telephone communication)
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COMMENTS:
great word ziggy41 - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-18: 11:34:00
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Helloto
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: hel - LOH - to
Sentence: Like a monster out of a horror movie, Jill's hand shot out of the shower and in a second, hellotoed her ringing cellphone.
Etymology: Hello [What is often said at the beginning of a call conversation] + Auto [automatic]
Calldating
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kawl day ting
Sentence: George hated the fact that Lulu had that new feature on her phone, calldating. It meant that every time they had relations, she would answer every call. This was annoying, especially since their trysts only lasted an hour, until she had to handle her next client...
Etymology: Wordplay on Call-Waiting...Dating (having a steady, intimate relationship)
Cellusinterruptus
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: cell-us-inter-rupt-us
Sentence: My cellphone rings and it's cellusinterruptus again. "Let's just ignore it," he whispers; but it's too late. "What if it's the babysitter?" "What if there's a problem or the baby's sick?" "What if Susan's had a car accident?" "What if Timmy's fallen down a well?" "What if I just give up and watch TV?" he says, and storms out of the room.
Etymology: cell: cell phone + interrupt: prevent or disturb + us -- wordplay on coitus interruptus: self-withdrawal during lovemaking
Instaction
Created by: rockchic101
Pronunciation: insta-action
Sentence: The phone rang, so his gut instaction was to answer.
Etymology: combination of instant and reaction
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
Phonatic
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: foh-nat-ik
Sentence: Sheila was a phonatic about answering calls. Tony... not so much.
Etymology: phone + fanatic: person possessed by excessive zeal
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COMMENTS:
phontastc word - Nosila, 2009-12-03: 18:29:00
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Autopilotmode
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: auto-pilot-mode
Sentence: Despite her better judgement to leave the burning house, her brain, in autopilotmode, stopped to answer the phone on the way out the door!
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Today's definition was suggested by duchessella. Thank you duchessella! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by duchessella. Thank you duchessella. ~ James