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'Why can't I google my socks?'

DEFINITION: n. The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency. v. To search for something that should be easy to find.

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Googloss

whimsy

Created by: whimsy

Pronunciation:

Sentence: After he finally lost the ability to track where his own home was without the use of Mapquest, his doctor started to recognize googloss as a serious disorder.

Etymology: Google + loss

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Deegle

Created by: hairydoginparis

Pronunciation: dee-gull

Sentence: I wish I could deegle my car keys when I lose them.

Etymology: desire+google

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Cybernizer

Created by: dstorm78

Pronunciation: cy - ber - nie - zer

Sentence: I'm such a cybernizer; I wish I could search through my house for my keys with my computer.

Etymology: Combination of "cyber" and "organizer", someone who uses cyberspace to organize.

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Absentfindedness

Created by: chris

Pronunciation: ab-sent-fine-did-ness

Sentence: Tristram's absentfindedness was steadily getting worse...he couldn't even find the note he'd written that told him where he'd left his glasses.

Etymology: absent + find (and echo of absent-minded)

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COMMENTS:

Good word chris! - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:41:00

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Life

likephilshead

Created by: likephilshead

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: You know what I mean.

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COMMENTS:

Exactly! - egonschiela, 2007-01-05: 10:08:00

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Cluttersurfing

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: clutter-surf-ing

Sentence: Jim had to go cluttersurfing everytime he needed his shoes, his watch, his socks, his comb, his phone, his tie, his keys, his glasses, his lunch.....

Etymology: clutter: objects scattered about in a disorganized manner + surfing: (as in web surfing or channel surfing) to quickly click from one web page hyperlink or television channel to another until you find what you're looking for

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Keydependent

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: key de pen dent

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Etymology: Over dependence upon use of key words to search for what one needs to find

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Dotcompromised

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: daht/com/pro/mizd

Sentence: He was so dotcompromised that he couldn't function at all without being hooked up to his umbilical mouse.

Etymology: dot com + compromised

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COMMENTS:

Oh dear, I hope he doesn't get caught in a dotcompromising position... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:27:00

The way he's holding that sock is a bit suspicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 11:40:00

You two have definitely cyberpromised this gentleman without any evidence whatsoever!! - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:47:00

Stevenson0 - are you implying I'm a socktease? - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 13:56:00

That statement could cause some cyberepercussions... - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 07:35:00

Maybe that's not a sock he holding.... - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:37:00

I dunno - I've never seen an argylpholactic before. He should just chuck the sock; pink does not become him. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 14:48:00

purpleartichokes - I love your word argylpholactics - very clever - maybe there's a market for them - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-08: 11:19:00

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Paladotisch

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Pa-la-do-tisch

Sentence: .....it's paladotisch

Etymology:

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Disdotorganization

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: dis-dot-or-gan-uh-zay-shun

Sentence: Alan's keys, due to his disdotorganization, often ended up in various places, such as the microwave.

Etymology: disorganization + dot-org (as in a website)

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