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DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or "refreshing" of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.
Verboticisms
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Compulsorecheck
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)
Mousefreteering
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: mows/fret/eer/ing
Sentence: Don's kids were known march around the room behind him during the last few minutes of his Ebay auctions singing, "Who's the leader of Ebay, who's Dad to you and me...C-L-I...CK-E -Y...M-O-U-S-E." He did not appreciate their mocking his affliction. Mousefreteering is not a laughing matter, and he has the handicapped plaque in his car to prove it.
Etymology: Root word-Mousketeer: One of a group of children appearing on the television program The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950's. Fret: fuss: worry unnecessarily or excessively.
Remousing
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.
Upwait
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)
Currentica
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Pam, get an RSS reader or learn to deal with not having the latest news--your currentica is bugging me.
Etymology: from adj. 'current' : latest avaialble.
Clecking
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: cuh-leh-king
Sentence: "Argh, twitter has given me a real clecking issue!" "I must have clecked that page a hundred times hoping for an update."
Etymology: An amalgam of the words clicking and checking. Note that re-clecking is grammatically incorrect as clecking intrinsically refers to repeated actions.
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COMMENTS:
Your first verboticism? Excellent word, definitely 'useable'. :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-10: 16:43:00
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Ohseethese
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: oh see theeeeees
Sentence: His ohseethese led to an RSI, two STDs amd eventually, a P45.
Etymology: oh see these OCD
Webdexiety
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: web/dex/iety
Sentence: When checking her e-Bay sales, webdexiety over took her checking again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again to see if anybody had bid higher for her item.
Etymology: web + index finger + anxiety
Clickkick
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: KLIHK-kihk
Sentence: Alex's clickkick meant he had to replace his mouth every three months.
Etymology: click + kick (thrill, or addiction)
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COMMENTS:
OY OY OY, that was odd, I meant "mouse", of course. I didn't know I typed with a lisp. :P - mplsbohemian, 2007-04-30: 11:01:00
Hehe! Reminds me of the time I typed Whittier, California with an S instead of a W! - toadstool57, 2007-04-30: 19:09:00
And would you believe I'm changing my first name to Whittier? I'll remember to be careful of that! - mplsbohemian, 2007-04-30: 21:24:00
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Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-04-30: 00:01:19
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James
Verbotomy - 2007-04-30: 01:26:00
Weeklink rights again! More word abuse at Verbotoweek! A look back at last week's words and comments. See the Verbotomy Blog.
Verbotomy - 2009-11-16: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel. Thank you pinwheel. ~ James