Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: reh - PET - uh - clik

Sentence: Having several windows constantly open on his computer, Morton would compulsively repeticlick, jumping from window to window refreshing Verbotomy standings, his news and financial pages, Yahoo Sports pages, the Drudgereport and checking for responses on his MySpace page.

Etymology: Blend of 'repetitive' (pertaining to or characterized by repetition) and 'Click'

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:49:00

Terrific. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:10:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: Kur soree now

Sentence: Cursorrynow? Cursorrynow? Whose mouse is aching, From over-refreshing and how! Who's sad and blue From all that on-line shopping, whew! Wait till your Visa bill comes to you. Right to the end, you'll be in debt, and have to work till you're dead. We tried to warn you somehow... You've had your way Now you must pay E-Bay We're glad that you're cursorrynow!

Etymology: Cursor ((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions) & Sorry (having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone) & Now (this minute)...Play on old Connie Francis tune: Who's Sorry Now? (Sorry, Connie)

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COMMENTS:

Oh, great -- now this tune will be with me all day. - mrskellyscl, 2009-11-16: 07:13:00

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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)

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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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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: web/dex/iety

Sentence: When checking to see if her numerous items on e-Bay sold, wwwebdexiety 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 than a second ago for her items.

Etymology: WWWEBDEXIETY - noun - from WWWEB (world wide web) + INDEX (a reference table that contains the keys, or references needed to address computer data items) + INDEX FINGER (the forefinger) + ANXIETY (distress, or uneasiness of mind caused by fear; tense desire, or eagerness)

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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)

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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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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: el-eck-ron-ic-mail

Sentence: He was completely addicted to checking his inbox every three minutes. He was an elechronicmailer.

Etymology: electronic mail (online communication) + chronic (habitual or inveterate)

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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.

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: \ˈmīs\ets-

Sentence: Martha had a full on case of micettes as she waited impatiently on a page view of her newly loaded Match.com profile.

Etymology: Combination of MICE + Tourettes (a familial neurological disorder of variable expression that is characterized by recurrent involuntary tics involving body movements (as eye blinks or grimaces) and vocalizations (as grunts or utterance of inappropriate words), often has one or more associated conditions (as obsessive-compulsive disorder), is more common in males than females, and usually has an onset in childhood and often stabilizes or ameliorates in adulthood

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