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DEFINITION: A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart.
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Electroximate
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ee-lehk-TRAHKS-sihm-muht
Sentence: Alex vainly carried on an electroximate relationship with the woman in the next cubicle. He did wonder why she never returned his IMs, though he knew she was at her desk.
Etymology: electronic + proximate (nearby)
Aimania
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: ay-mayn-ee-a
Sentence: "Here's the link for the AIMania support site that I messaged you about."
Etymology: AIM + mania
Deposeate
Created by: skepsis
Pronunciation: de-pose-e-ate
Sentence: Billy-bob, a huge deposeate, keeps texting me from upstairs.
Etymology: depend close communicate
Freakomailogy
Created by: Poeiden
Pronunciation: free-ko-mai-lo-gy
Sentence: Bob the computer technician suffers from an occupational hazard of freakomailogy.
Etymology: freak + mail +psychoLOGY
Cybereliance
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: seye berr rell eye ens
Sentence: His cyberreliance was so bad he would regularly spam himself.
Etymology: cyber reliance
Ebutted
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: e-buht-ed
Sentence: Ken compulsively ebutted his cubicle partner then elbowed him in the ribs.
Etymology: e - from electronic (as in email) and abutted - to touch at the edge.
Proximailing
Created by: jenorthar
Pronunciation: prox-email-ing
Sentence: Although they were sitting together on the couch, Bob and Jane continued proximailing each other in silence.
Etymology: proximity + emailing
Technopendent
Created by: futebollounge
Pronunciation: tek-no-pen-dent
Sentence: Michael, who was technopendant all his life vomited during his first encounter with Alice, the girl he met on myspace.
Etymology: developed 5 minutes ago in my filthy brain
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COMMENTS:
awesome word u win :) - futebollounge, 2007-08-29: 16:51:00
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Comments:
jadakiss98682 - 2007-08-29: 17:02:00
click on stewhawk and check the etymology of the word. it only makes sense
jadakiss98682 - 2007-08-29: 18:01:00
stewhawk = stephen hawking awesome :)