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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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Praegorian
Created by: Peepeedance
Pronunciation: pray-gore-ee-uhn
Sentence: The CIA denies involvement in assassinating Mister Wiggles, but the circumstances surrounding his death were rather praegorian.
Etymology: Praetorian + gory
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COMMENTS:
Hehe, whoops, does not correspond to the definition...Pretty nifty anyway, eh? - Peepeedance, 2007-05-07: 21:28:00
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Digivalry
Created by: teleolurian
Pronunciation: didj-IV-ul-ree
Sentence: Out of digivalry, I just sent you a link to my mp3 server.
Etymology: digital + chivalry
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COMMENTS:
It's nice to see such kindness (and clever words) in this day and age. - wordmeister, 2007-05-07: 21:50:00
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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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Spamtastic
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: spam-TASS-tik
Sentence: Did you get those 12 emails I forwarded you? Aren't they simply spamtastic?
Etymology: spam, fantastic
Repligrating
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: REP lih grate ing
Sentence: The mass e-mails in my mailbox each day are really repligrating on my nerves. Some of them say, "Hello, Friend" or "Here's good luck to pass on," and demand that I cut-and-paste portions and send them to 20 friends. I must have seen some of the same ones 10 or 15 times already. Judging from the number of times I get them and DON'T forward them on, I guess I will soon suffer grave misfortune AND have no friends.
Etymology: replicate + grating (annoying, irritating)
Kipcrat
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation: kip crat
Sentence: Everyday I kipcrat five songs and send them to un-enlightened heathens.
Etymology: Rudyard Kipling "Take Up White Man's Burden" + crat: advocate or partisan of
Duzhypel
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: dohz-hahyp-uhl
Sentence: Peta Paul and his Duzhypels were fired up about their Kinkos volume discount.
Etymology: Disciple: follower; an active adherent + Does: 3rd pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do + hype: promote or publicize showily
Lokulize
Created by: Andradir
Pronunciation: lock-oo-lies
Sentence: That man is lokulizing a famous singer, he copys his style
Etymology: from: look alike
Shanger
Created by: mikebezner
Pronunciation: shayn-gur
Sentence: Clearly Jason had no choice but to shanger the XT560 for everyone he knew after realizing how much it had changed his life.
Etymology: Share, Shangri-La
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