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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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Meemcream
Created by: jonathanbruder
Pronunciation: /mēmkrēm/
Sentence: That cat was ugly. But she thought it was perfect, and proceeded to meemcream it all over the county.
Etymology: meme (a cultural item transmitted by repetition) + cream (to froth; foam)
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COMMENTS:
i enjoy the slightly lurid overtones - benjamin, 2007-05-07: 20:27:00
nothing slightly about it :) - jonathanbruder, 2007-05-07: 20:28:00
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Plagiarific
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: plag/er/if/ick
Sentence: Teddy was a plagiarific salesman of the latest and greatest ideas he "borrowed" from the business books on the 'Best Sellers List'.
Etymology: plagiarize + terrific
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COMMENTS:
rolls off the tongue. - teleolurian, 2007-05-07: 19:11:00
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Lokulize
Created by: Andradir
Pronunciation: lock-oo-lies
Sentence: That man is lokulizing a famous singer, he copys his style
Etymology: from: look alike
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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Karmagate
Created by: Kurisu
Pronunciation: KAR-muh-gayt
Sentence: This show is so fantastic, it needs to karmagate more freely.
Etymology: Karma: the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration + propagate (and you should look that one up for yourself if you don't know it, because there are several applicable meanings)
Copyousness
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: copy/us/ness
Sentence: Sam was a legend for his copyousness proclivity. He built a fortress around his cubicle with his favourite photocopies.
Etymology: copiousness(ample) + copy + us
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COMMENTS:
Welcome back, Jabberwocky! - Nosila, 2009-11-24: 01:14:00
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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
Eupagate
Created by: mjmlabs
Pronunciation: YOOP-uh-gayt
Sentence: That new song has really been eupagating widely; I sent it to my brother, and he sent it to his girlfriend, and she sent it to her co-worker, and she sent it to her therapist ... and that's ME!
Etymology: Eu- (prefix; "Good; well; true," as well as "A derivative of a specified substance") + propagate (and you should look that one up for yourself if you don't know it, because there are several applicable meanings that I'm not about to type out)
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)
Xerocks
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: zee rox
Sentence: Walter was so excited by his latest science project. He was able to xerocks himself exactly. This way he figured he could actually be in two places at once. Yes, his new reproductive machine would xerocks his world and make him filthy rich! Too bad, Walter, that you did 2 things wrong: a) there is no way to distiguish you from your creation and b) if you were going to make another human, perhaps a handsome one would have been the smart thing to do!
Etymology: Xerox (to duplicate, reproduce) & Rocks (to be moved or swayed powerfully with excitement, emotion)
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