Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: over syte

Sentence: Due to his oversite and excitement on getting a reply, all of the 1200 hits on his singles ad were his own.

Etymology: Over (overdo;too much) & Site (a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web)and Wordplay on oversight (an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something)

| Comments and Points

Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Re-Fresh-Oh-Hall-Ism

Sentence: Jerry is a refreshoholic when it comes to news websites

Etymology: Refresh; Alcoholism

| Comments and Points

Created by: AnnieChandon

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: com-PULS-er-ee-chek

Sentence: Following his usual pattern, Lester accomplished his one hundredth compulsorecheck of his email, his twitter account and his Facebook wall and as usual all rechecks revealed no new entries.

Etymology: Blend of compulsory (bound for, fated in near future) and recheck - to check again (check - to make an inquiry, investigation, etc., as for verification)

| Comments and Points

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: an- or - axe - eea- nerv oh -sa

Sentence: Tom's anoracksianervosa was getting worse. He was now spellchecking word for the day and googling his dog. Apparently he knows where leif Garret is right now.

Etymology: anorack- type of jecket, preferred clothing of those who get obseesed with ther minutiea of technical life.

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

Sounds like Tom would be good at Verbotomy. - wordmeister, 2007-04-30: 21:24:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: click-to-main-ee-a

Sentence: Dan realized that Marcy's clictomania had gotten out of control when he began to find mice hidden all over the house. It was obvious that her compulsive click-refresh, click-refresh behavior had worn them all out and she didn't want anyone to know she had this condition. No matter what, he knew it was time to confront her with the evidence and look for some kind of intervention before she ended up in real trouble.

Etymology: click + kleptomania: an obsessive compulsion to steal regardless of economic need

| Comments and Points

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: re-mous-ing

Sentence: Ralph was quickly remousing his computer in order to win the bid on Flea-Bay.

Etymology: Re - To repeat. Mouse - A computer mouse with the most common standard features: two buttons and a scroll wheel, which can also act as a third button. In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons. Ing - The act of a remouser that's remousing.

| Comments and Points

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: click + see + uh

Sentence: I have a mild case of clicksia when it comes to my online banking, I check it a good 10 times a day.

Etymology: click + um, diseases that end in "sia."

| Comments and Points

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: əpwāt

Sentence: Paul has to constantly upwait his fave web pages. He has made a rule for himself that he must upwait at least for a count of 3 between clicks. He*s found that he can count to 3 very fast. Who has a new status on Facebook? Who is ahead in the pillow fight? Who has tweeted? Did they say something about him? He has to know.

Etymology: update (make something more modern or up to date) wait (stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens)

| Comments and Points

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: clique-shay

Sentence: If Marcy's clikche doesn't subside, I am going to have to get out the arsenic. NO, it's for me.

Etymology: Clik + Cliche

| Comments and Points