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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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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)
Aimpulsion
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌeɪˈʊlʒʌn/
Sentence: His AIMpulsion had entered into a dangerously advanced stage, and when his girlfriend responded to his IM by tapping him on the shoulder, he nearly had a heart attack.
Etymology: From AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) + compulsion
Needymail
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: nee-dee-meyl
Sentence: Jackie's neeymailing issue had gotten her Blackberry taken away and a free trip to the principal's office. Twitching her fingers, she now sat outside.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
this is good - wordmeister, 2007-03-22: 16:00:00
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Enemoured
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: en.ee.muhrd
Sentence: He hasn't left his desk for days - probably has a new girl e-friend. He seems completely enemoured.
Etymology: enamored + e-anything
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
Elemesniac
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: el-mis-ne-ac
Sentence: He is always busy with sending emails and messages to his buddies , he seems a real elemesniac.
Etymology: ele = electronic , mes = messaging , niac = maniac
Consensualstext
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/sen/shu/al/ste/xt
Sentence: Texting constantly is quite alright as long as it's consensualstext.
Etymology: consensual sex + text
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COMMENTS:
textsational! - Nosila, 2011-02-08: 00:38:00
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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.
Wwwinfatuation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ooo win fat you ay shun
Sentence: "this wwwinfatuation is getting out of hand" as he fished the palmtop out of the toilet bowl, complete with its waterproof cover which he had designed after the last incident.
Etymology: www, infatuation
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