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DEFINITION: n. A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart. v. To email, twitter, or text compulsively.
Verboticisms
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Eddiction
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ee-dik-shuhn
Sentence: Ronnie's eddiction is so bad that he has to email himself reminders to eat meals or shower. He even bought a waterproof housing for his phone so he won't miss any incoming texts.
Etymology: e (electronic) + addiction (the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma)
Dotcompulsive
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dot-com-poll-siv
Sentence: when he realised that pressing send/receive had become the most exciting part of his day, he knew he was dotcompulsive
Etymology: dot com, compulsive
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COMMENTS:
textraordinary! got my vote - galwaywegian, 2007-03-06: 05:10:00
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Cybereliance
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I don't mind my cybereliance--it means I don't have to hear my roommate's voice anymore.
Etymology: cyber + reliance (duh)
Imaholic
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Im-aholic
Sentence: Her boyfriend was in the chair three feet away, but rather than talk, she sent IM's. He responded via IM, "Your an Imaholic!"
Etymology: IM: short for instant messaging. -- holic: from Alcoholic, indicating dependency.
Elecbonics
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ee-lec-bon-ix
Sentence: Bob had an addydiction and spoke only in elecbonics, so by the time he could e-mail his coworkers that he "did believe he was experiencing an acute myocardial infarction," it was too late.
Etymology: electronic, ebonics
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COMMENTS:
it actually sounds like a malady - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 10:17:00
Hmmmm.... let me see if I can change it. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-06: 11:29:00
that's a good word too - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 13:41:00
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Depenmail
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: di/pun/mail
Sentence: He is a depenmail... just look at him typing!
Etymology: Dependece + email. For an obscure reason it made me think of "lolicon" so i put it as a noun even though i wanted to put it as a verb...
Obsessemail
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: ahb-SEHS-e-male
Sentence: Between Rhonda's chipped fingernails and Bret's carpal tunnel, you'd think they'd start arguing in person, and give up the obsessemail war. After all, they share an efficiency apartment.
Etymology: obsess + email
Egomail
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: eego-male
Sentence: Please! Don't feed the egomails! Use your voice!
Etymology: email+ego (which you are feeding by doing this...)
Efaildialogin
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: E-fAle-dIa-log-in
Sentence: Seems Jill can't communicate in person. The problem is, her computer is at the repair shop. Jill is experiencing efaildialogin and can't communicate at all.
Etymology: email/fail/dialogue/log in
Digimute
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: DIH-je-mute
Sentence: Linda was a classic digimute - often emailing her office partner questions that she could just as easily ask by looking across the room and speaking.
Etymology: digi (digital) + mute (unable to speak)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Antimus.
Thank you Antimus! ~ James
Osomatic - 2007-03-09: 17:48:00
You know what's creepy that I didn't notice before now? The guy in this cartoon kinda looks like me.
Osomatic - 2007-03-09: 17:48:00
Kinda.
Today's definition was suggested by Antimus. Thank you Antimus. ~ James
Glad to see that everyone is talking with their fingers! Jasper Fforde certainly does it. And I was at a talk last night by August de los Reyes, creative director at Microsoft Surface, where they are designing a touch interface for the next generation computers. He says we are moving closer and closer to immateriality. I think that means fiction is becoming reality. That's we need people like Thursday Next -- Special Operatives in Jurisfiction -- to keep the story straight. ~ James