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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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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
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)
Refretish
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree fret ish
Sentence: he had a serious refretish, especially when he had posted a new word.
Etymology: refresh fetish
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COMMENTS:
nice one - petaj, 2007-05-01: 00:15:00
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Clicksia
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."
Misochronous
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: My-so-crow-nus
Sentence: The last two minutes of each ebay auction rendered Jules quite misochronous.
Etymology: Mice + isochronous
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COMMENTS:
(my-so-crow-nus) - verysimplegame, 2007-05-08: 08:35:00
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Oversite
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)
Webblinking
Created by: Splosion
Pronunciation: Web - blink - ing
Sentence: I don't blink when looking at webpages; I webblink, letting the page do it for me.
Etymology:
Webberneck
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: WEB-ber-nek
Sentence: Roxie feared that if Bob continued to be such an obsessive webberneck, staring curiously and inquisitively whilst clicking frequently from webpage to webpage, he soon would become emouseculated.
Etymology: WEBBER: a user of the WWW; an internet user & NECK (as in rubberneck);straining one's neck to watch, checkout what's going on; gawk. EMOUSECULATE: Lose one's webrility or E-potency.
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:47:00
Great word! - Mustang, 2008-07-18: 18:33:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James
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