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'Some weirdo keeps taking pictures on my ear!'

DEFINITION: v. To secretly take a photo of someone with your cellphone. n. A cellphone photo, especially if it was taken surreptitiously.

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Cellpwnd

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: selpoʊnd

Sentence: Michael certainly has a better idea that his life has few private moments after being cellpwnd at a house party.

Etymology: Cell (cellular telephone) + pwnd (a leetspeak slang term, derived from the word "own", that implies domination or humiliation of a rival)

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nice etymology - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-06: 11:59:00

A modern word for these modern times! Excellent sentence, too. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-09: 20:02:00

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Surrepicturious

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sur-uh-pik-cher-uhs

Sentence: The proliferation of camera phones has meant an explosion of surrepicturious moments.

Etymology: surreptitious(obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized) + picture (photograph)

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Smartshot

Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: smɑːtːʃɒt

Sentence: Buster became very swift with the old 1:2, or was it 4:3? It didn't matter, the smartshot was another knockout.

Etymology: Smart : Clever like a phone, ring like a good verbotomy word. Shot : Photograph, perhaps cheap. Also to strike a blow, esp. in boxing.

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Shytterbuggy

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: SHY ter BUG gy

Sentence: Some freaky guy is weirding me out because he takes pictures of my hands, my ears, my lunch box, my feet, my everything. As soon as I turn around he starts to shyterbuggy me. He thinks I don't know. Yesterday I saw him sitting in the cafeteria admiring all of his pictures of me when he didn't realize I was standing behind him.

Etymology: SHY: nervous or embarrassed to come near someone SHUTTERBUG: a person who really likes to take photos BUGGY: slang for crazy

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Hocusfocus

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: ho cuss foh cuss

Sentence: Len's covert cell phone hocusfocus makes him a real shudderbug.

Etymology: Hocus Pocus, Focus. Hocus Pocus - a trickery. Focus - 1. Camera adjustment to obtain a sharper, clearer photo.

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COMMENTS:

Was difficult to chose between these two verbotomies. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 00:37:00

Very clever...two for the price of one! - Mustang, 2009-02-06: 07:18:00

Wonderful play on words....hocusfocus or focuspocus....both say it all... - mweinmann, 2009-02-06: 08:14:00

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-06: 11:56:00

Good word...lens itself to many ideas. He may end up being framed if he has any more exposure! - Nosila, 2009-02-06: 22:27:00

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Kleptograph

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: KLEP to graf

Sentence: Kleptographing with a cell phone camera is very difficult, with the delay after pressing the shutter, the person will move and you'll end up with a fuzzy image of the wrong body part. To get a good frame of the body part you want, use an expensive digital camera, preferrably one with an image stabilizer. Practise! practise! will allow for stealth in sneaking your kleptographs.

Etymology: kleptograph n. or v. is from the words kleptomania (urge to take) and photograph.

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Wonderful etymoplogy and verbotomy - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 22:21:00

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Copervert

GlobalGallery

Created by: GlobalGallery

Pronunciation: ko-per-vert

Sentence: Coach Wilson was a suspected copervert. Whenever the cheerleading squad walked by him he always got an incoming call. He then stood around tapping his thumb on his handset while talking nonsense to noboby.

Etymology: covert + pervert

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Spiphone

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sp eye fowhn

Sentence: Thanks to his spiphone, Veronica's secret no longer was.

Etymology: spy iphone

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ROFL! Supremely funny sentence wtih a superb verbote. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 11:04:00

terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-06: 11:57:00

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Skulkleptofurtigrab

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: skull-KLEPTO-fur-ti-GRAB (skulkleptofurtigraph)

Sentence: Sookie was lovely but shy and quite sneaky. Multiple piercings made her seem freaky. She shunned all the guys that she could've brought home, Preferring to just snap their pix with her phone. Sookie was later ejected from the local mall for trying to SKULKLEPTOFURTIGRAB a compromising shot of Santa Claus and his overworked captive Elf. She later returned wearing a ghillie suit, and is now undergoing court-ordered recalcitraining for her new-age affliction.

Etymology: SKULk+KLEPTOmania+FURTIve+GRAB= SKULKLEPTOFURTIGRAB.....SKULK:to act in a stealthy or furtive manner,to hide or conceal something (as oneself) often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent;Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect skulka to lie in wait, lurk.....KLEPTOmania:a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive; New Latin 1830.....FURTIVE:obtained underhandedly,done by stealth, surreptitious, sly;French or Latin; French furtif, from Latin furtivus, from furtum theft, from fur thief, from or akin to Greek phōr thief; akin to Greek pherein to carry.....GRAB: to obtain unscrupulously, to take hastily,to take or seize by a sudden motion or grasp; obsolete Dutch or Low German grabben.

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metrohumanx GHILLIE SUIT:A ghillie suit, originally designed for hunting and now also used for military operations, is arguably the best type of wearable camouflage. Specifically, the suit is a full body piece of clothing that is designed to break up your body's outline and add texture. - metrohumanx, 2009-02-06: 09:00:00

You deserve a prize for the most sizable verbotomies and etymologies!Sighs-able! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 22:25:00

metrohumanx Thanks Silvery! Next week i'll stive to reduce. - metrohumanx, 2009-02-08: 11:43:00

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Photosecrosy

Created by: tripnfallpivot

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I just hate People commiting Photosecrosy!

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-02-06: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-23: 00:09:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James