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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.
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Networkitis
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: net-werk-EYE-tis
Sentence: Gilbert has long been suffering from networkitis, a psychological condition that can only be relieved by near constant networking with others thru emails, text messaging, twitter, Facebook, chats and instant messaging. The prognosis is not good.
Etymology: Based on the word 'network' (v. to connect with others on line) with the addition of the suffix -itis ( denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions)
Hyperinboxia
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: High-purr-in-box-sia
Sentence: Michael's hyperinboxia was finally cured by an ingenious psychiatrist who happened to be an excellent hacker and virus programmer.
Etymology: Hyper + inbox + hyperoxia. Hyper: too much. Inbox: where emails go. Hyperoxia: high oxygen concentration in the blood, causes euphoria.
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COMMENTS:
very clever - petaj, 2007-03-07: 03:17:00
Good one - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:00:00
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Emittle
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: e-mit-tel
Sentence: I started to emittle a little, then I started to emittle a lot. My girlfriend doesn't like much...
Etymology: emit+email
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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Thumbunicate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: θəmyoōnəkāt
Sentence: Qwerty can only thumbunicate with the rest of the world via his Crackberry from his home deep in the heart of Textus.
Etymology: thumb (the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them) + communicate (share or exchange information, news, or ideas)
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2009-09-23: 12:14:00
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Emailady
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: E-mail ad ee
Sentence: You could watch Carol and Emma from accross the office constantly in a situation of Emailady, unable to even say a word but still talking through their email.
Etymology: from email and malady
Machooked
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: mac + hooked
Sentence: They were so machooked that they would chat on and on without ever saying a word to each other, despite being in the same room.
Etymology: You've heard of a Macbook, right? Right.
Texican
Created by: tommyboy
Pronunciation: teks-eh-ken
Sentence: her over-dependency on facebook practically grants her texican citizenship.
Etymology: hmm
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COMMENTS:
Bueno! - Nosila, 2009-09-24: 01:32:00
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Textopathy
Created by: Shellbow
Pronunciation: teks-TAW-path-ee
Sentence: He suffered so severely from textopathy that the joints in both of his thumbs were permanently inflamed.
Etymology: Text (to send text messages) + pathy (a disease of, or abnormality)
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COMMENTS:
This is much better for me than watching reruns of The Big Bang Theory. - Shellbow, 2013-11-01: 23:18:00
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Botitis
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: bot/i/tis
Sentence: BOTitis, (better known as a digital disconnect between the brain and the fingers), may be responsible for her clueless condition; on the other hand, he had to admit that maybe he wasn't al2gethR there either.
Etymology: BOT: text messaging acronym meaning "Back On Track" + itis (indicating a disorder or disease)
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