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DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
Verboticisms
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Duplicious
Created by: ratbastid
Pronunciation: doo-PLI-shus
Sentence: The latest track by MC Master Juicy Fresh is so duplicious, I had to squeep it out to everyone on my buddy list. (See also: squeep)
Etymology: duplicate + delicious
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COMMENTS:
Did you bookmark twice it on dup.lic.io.us? - petaj, 2007-05-08: 05:17:00
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Evangecloning
Created by: inkvision
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The early evangecloners wrote zines and compiled custom mix cassettes. Now, evangecloning is the habit of flickr pros, bloggers porting rss feed from BoingBoing, MySpace "musicians", YouTube uploaders and hollywood film copiers.
Etymology: Evangelize, cloning
Ucopia
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: yoo - KOH - pee - uh
Sentence: My computer got busted today. Apparently, a friendly netizen named named Outsmarted B. Phonograph appeared in my e-mail's inbox and he thought that "NotAVirus.Exe" was ucopia. I downloaded the attachment and double-clicked on it. BAM! I knew it was chronosynclastic infundibulum when the ucopia turned out to be something else.
Etymology: utopia (an ideal state or place; usually used to pertain to something which is really nice and wonderful) + copy (to replicate)
Repligate
Created by: autophile
Pronunciation: rep-li-gate
Sentence: This app is hot, I repligated it on my share!
Etymology: Portmanteau of replicate (to copy) + propagate (to spread)
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COMMENTS:
Alternative spelling: replagate - autophile, 2007-05-07: 19:39:00
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Copycatalyst
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: caw/pee/cat/a/list
Sentence: Steve was a confirmed copycatalyst, constantly hogging the scanner
Etymology: copy cat + catalyst
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COMMENTS:
copycataclysmic word - petaj, 2007-05-08: 05:21:00
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Imitake
Created by: fredini
Pronunciation: Im-i-take
Sentence: He is so imitaking your style!
Etymology: imitate +take
Copytat
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: käpētat
Sentence: Wendell loves his music. With his copytats he thinks he looks just like his favorite artist. His friends haven’t been fooled yet. To even come close he would have to drop about 50 pounds, reverse the aging process by 30 years and alter his race.
Etymology: copycat (a person who copies another\'s behavior, dress, or ideas) + tattoo (mark a person or a part of the body with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin)
Memepose
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: meem POZ
Sentence: Creating a MySpace page for a friend, even if you're frustrated that they haven't made their own, is a memeposition.
Etymology: Meme + Impose
Openofficeworker
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ōpənôfiswərkər
Sentence: With the release of OpenOfficeWorker version 2.3 MozillaCorp was finally able to create a truly happy workforce. No more concerns about individuality. No treating workers differently because they brought different talents and experiences to the job. No more concerns about workers trying to personalize their cubicles. They*re all the same and they seem to prefer it that way. The company did have to consider how to house the workers. Too many together and they would flashmob the local grocery or bottleneck arrival at work. They found they could sell off most of their parking lot property by opting for the eco-mod and allowing the workers to ride to work on their Unixcycles.
Etymology: Open office (open-source software that mimics MS Office) + office worker (person who*s employment primarily involves working within the confines of an office)
Redundafied
Created by: br0wn
Pronunciation: rĭ-dŭn'dă-fīd
Sentence: Once you upload your kitten photo it'll be copied, pasted and redundafied to death.
Etymology: redundant, -fied
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short stories "Printcrime" and "I-Robot" which are both appear in Overclocked. Thank you Cory! ~ James
I absolutely LOVE the illustration on the homepage... gorgeous. Who did it?
Hi inkvision, Thanks for positive review on the drawing. Glad you like it! It was created by me (James Gang), or one of my clones, I'm not sure which. But really, it was nothing, we just copied Cory. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James