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'That's cool technology! It's my deodorant.'

DEFINITION: v. To obsess over, and fantasize about electronic gadgets even though you can never figure out how they actually work. n. A beautiful but useless gadget.

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Technohocklical

Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: tek no hok lick el

Sentence: He was so technohocklical that he would go to the internet cafe and stand over everyones shoulders until he got kicked out.

Etymology: technological + hock(dont know why i liked hock in there- it just felt right)

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Gizjizz

Created by: bmills

Pronunciation: Giz/jizz

Sentence: "Dude, you got the new Badberry!?? That's Awesome! I think i just gizjizzed myself. "

Etymology:

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Electrogadge

Created by: monkeyx013

Pronunciation: e-lekt-roh-gahj

Sentence: Stick your meta data in my electrogadge!

Etymology: From chimpanzee culture

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Eieio

Created by: shutz

Pronunciation: e-i-e-i-o, as in "Old McDonald had a farm"

Sentence: He kept buying eieios, and was running out of room to keep the useless but sexy gadgets.

Etymology: Comes from the recent marketing trend of adding e- and i- previxes to otherwise ordinary names to make them hip, current and modern. Also, the "io" part vaguely relates to "input/output", which is intrinsic aspect of all electronic devices, and can also

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eieiooooo or eieioh would work as well! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-04: 13:28:00

You got my vote for originality and creativeness! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-05: 21:43:00

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Ifrenzy

Created by: ellboogie

Pronunciation: I-fren-zee

Sentence: Vickie was all in an ifrenzy about the new v16.327 64 ziggybyte Waystahdoe going on sale for $995 at the Peachy Computers store. Bobby couldn't wait to replace his old ifrenzy that she bought three weeks ago.

Etymology:

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Incretoolity

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: in/creh/tul/itee

Sentence: he couldn't disguise his incretoolity when he walked down the aisles at Home Depot.

Etymology: incredulity + tool

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Gorgauseless

Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: g-or-j-uh-u-s-l-eh-ss

Sentence: Bob stared at the gorgauseless blue object in his hand wondering how it worked when Abby walked by and said "Put my paperweight down Bob!"

Etymology: gorgeous+useless

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Ipodify

Created by: livejuicy

Pronunciation: eye-pod-if-eye

Sentence: I love to ipodify so much, I have to wear a tool belt.

Etymology: ipod + magnify

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Technorant

hooterbug

Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: tek /nə / rənt

Sentence: Jamie's Dad couldn't quite understand his daughter. "Why do you need a new Iphone?" "Whats so wrong with the Ipod I got you last year?" "Oh geez DAD!" Jaime whined, "You are SO Technorant!"

Etymology: Blend of Technology and Ignorant

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Digidrivel

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: didge ee drivvle

Sentence: he spoke complete and utter digidrival in a desperate attempt to ingratiate himself with the hot new techie.

Etymology: digital drivel

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-04: 01:33:00
Today's definition was suggested by shutz. Thank you shutz! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-04: 01:55:00
Read about Jabberwocky's Garden of Verbal Delights in Verbotoweek.

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-25: 00:56:00
pronunciation: uh-GOG-uh-tek........... sentence:Poor old Ira Gobler was AGOGATECH at his designer's latest device.He was so AGOGATECH that he let the factory's flaccid finances flow into a virtual vat of vapors while he thoughtfully tinkered and tweaked the tin toys and gamboled among the gizmoes generated just beyond the grounded iron gates of the fabrication facility...Someday...he would write an operator's manual...................... etymology: Agog+at+Technology=aGOGatech!

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-25: 01:12:00
Sometimes my "comments" seem to appear in the wrong places....if only some clever soul would invent a GIZBO to prevent that.

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-25: 01:20:00
....my brain hurts.....

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-29: 00:10:00
Today's definition was suggested by shutz. Thank you shutz. ~ James