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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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Nokiaddiction
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: noh key add ik shun
Sentence: his nokiaddiction proved even stronger than his nookieaddiction
Etymology: nokia addiction
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]
Ringannoplay
Created by: angelheart
Pronunciation: Ring-an-no-play
Sentence: "Answer that and it's ringannoplay"
Etymology:
Cellofanting
Created by: ldikarev
Pronunciation: sel-O-fean-ting
Sentence: At the cellofan convention everyone was present; cellofanatics and cellofantologist to discuss issues of cellofanitis.
Etymology: cell +fanatic
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
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
Ringstant
Created by: oren22
Pronunciation: ring as in ring stant- like in instant
Sentence:
Etymology:
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)
Autospond
Created by: BuenoCabra
Pronunciation: (AW-toh-spond)
Sentence: I hear my ring so often that whenever Beyonce's new song comes on the radio, I totally autospond.
Etymology: From "auto," short for automatic and "respond," meaning to react or answer.
Dependacell
Created by: fredm
Pronunciation: dee-pend-a-cell
Sentence: Every time that they would make out, she knew they would be interrupted by his dependacell need to find out what his mother wanted. His friends knew that they could call him day or night - he was so dependacell!
Etymology: to depend on your cell phone
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by duchessella. Thank you duchessella! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by duchessella. Thank you duchessella. ~ James