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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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Xeroxerific
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: zee-roks-er-if-ic
Sentence: I don't just want to be with you, I want to BE you - you are xeroxerific!
Etymology:
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
Profforgery
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: prah-for-jer-ee
Sentence: The evil Doctor Clone determined that Ann Colton would be the subject of his next profforgery. In his dementia, he was certain that what the world needed was more boney women in sleazy attire ranting about "the godless".
Etymology: proffer, forgery
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COMMENTS:
When is the movie coming out? I bet there'll be heaps of pirate versions available for this thriller. - petaj, 2007-05-07: 06:19:00
I started working on a script, but I got writer's block after "Once upon a time." - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-07: 09:08:00
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Freepimp
Created by: heb319
Pronunciation: free pimp
Sentence: Josh freepimped his car, his girlfriend, and the videogame he created, so he ended up bankrupt and living on skid row.
Etymology: free-at no monetary cost; pimp-charging a fee for use. Thus giving away which usually needs to be bought.
Lubbit
Created by: imagica
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The woman's new purse was definitly a lubbit, must-have!
Etymology:
Vanderzygobian
Created by: melonhead
Pronunciation: Vahn-Der-Zy-GOH-Be-in
Sentence: Her snooty attitude makes her too much of a vanderzygobian
Etymology:
Explunge
Created by: dmule5
Pronunciation: Ex-plunge
Sentence: Maria feels the need to explunge her newfound beliefs on everyone she meets.
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Mainstreamify
Created by: bpc99149
Pronunciation: main/stream/if/eye
Sentence: He was horrified to hear his favorite indie band on the radio, for fear that they were trying to mainstreamify themselves.
Etymology: Verb form of "mainstream."
Clonecopia
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: klohn-co-PI-a
Sentence: Everything seemed fine when the scientists promised a clonecopia of the world best politicians, until there was a glitch in the program and they ended up with a clowncopia. Oh, perhaps there wasn't a glitch, after all.
Etymology: Clone: a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style; to produce a copy or imitation of. & COPIA of cornucopia: the property of being extremely abundant; profusion of detail; syn: plenty, profusion, profuseness, richness; an inexhaustible store : abundance; land of milk and honey.
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COMMENTS:
CLONECOPIA by Ozziebob has a LOT going for it...
It's gonna be hard to choose the best words today with such a plethora of gems. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:53:00
Great word - TJayzz, 2008-07-07: 08:57:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-07: 11:32:00
Even though I suffer from clownophobia, I think your word gives me Chuckles! - Nosila, 2008-07-07: 20:32:00
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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
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