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DEFINITION: v. To look up your own name on a search engine. n., The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself.
Verboticisms
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Egoogle
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ee/guh/go
Sentence: Joe loves to ogle his ego, so he googles his name and egoogles himself.
Etymology: EGOOGLE - verb from EGO (the “I” or self of any person) + OGLE (to look at amorously)
Selfgooglefication
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: self/googl/fi/cay/shun
Sentence: It gave him such selfgooglefication to google himself on the internet that he developed a google giggle and sore fingertips.
Etymology: self-gratification + google
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-23: 15:59:00
Is that like a baby giggle ... goo goo ??? Delightful sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 17:55:00
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Tagogle
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: tah gawg uhl
Sentence: Tag, the teenager, was at that stage where he was such an egonormous (enormous ego) he tagogled his name, and all his zone names, daily!
Etymology: Combination of tag, ogle, google. Tag - synonymous with name. Ogle - an intense looking. Google - the web word for an internet search.
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COMMENTS:
Welcome back, Silveryaspen! - Nosila, 2008-11-18: 20:42:00
Welcome back, Silveryaspen! - Nosila, 2008-11-18: 20:42:00
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Mevestigate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mee ves tig ayt
Sentence: Hamela Hamderson, the cheeky Hamster would mevestigate herself on the Internet everyday. She was always finding news items, pictures and embarrassing Youtube submissions about her latest capers. It was surprising, as she was normally a humble hamster. It was also surprising that a rodent could read, write and use the Internet better than most humans.
Etymology: Me (first person singular;myself) & Investigate (conduct an inquiry or investigation of;seek information about)
Narcisstalk
Created by: grohldberg12
Pronunciation: (Nar // sih //stahk)
Sentence: Initially out of curiousity, John, the 43 year-old carpenter, soon became absorbed with narcisstalking himself; spending hours upon hours discovering his most personal information.
Etymology: Narcissistic / Stalk
Wikineedia
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: wick - i - knee- dee - yah (emphasis on the I need)
Sentence: Jerome often displayed a wikineedia type behavior to check for his name on every sight he went to.
Etymology: wikipedia + i need
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COMMENTS:
Great one. - Nuwanda, 2008-11-14: 11:07:00
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Autoeeroticism
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aw toe eee rot iss izm
Sentence: His autoeeroticism cost him two jobs, three marriages and approximately eight mousemats a year
Etymology: autoeroticism, ee as in e as in electronic
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word. Marriages and jobs are one thing, but losing those mousemats is a devastating and traumatic experience. ;-) - Mustang, 2008-01-23: 07:59:00
very punny - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-23: 12:56:00
Fun pronounciation and creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 18:00:00
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Egomaniagoogle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ee-go-muh-NYA-googl
Sentence: Howard is full of himself, convinced he is God's gift to the rest of the world and has carried his egotistical ventures to new levels with his incessant egomaniagoogle efforts on the internet, and has even gone so far as to get the very latest in technology to speed up the process.
Etymology: Blend of egomania and 'google', a verb meaning to use the google search engine.
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-14: 09:17:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
yellowbird - 2008-01-23: 12:32:00
I had to suggest this one, since it's impossible to say 'He googled himself." with a straight face. :)
bananabender - 2008-01-23: 18:56:00
Great words to-day folks! Another fun day!
Hi everyone, thought I'd come back and see if there were some new cartoons. Some real die hards still here I see.
Nosila - 2008-11-14: 22:00:00
Welcome back, petaj...hope you are rejoining us soon! Cheers!
mweinmann - 2008-11-15: 08:24:00
I am going on vacation....no words from me next week. Have a great word week. I have given my logon to my daughter who is great with words but she probably won't have time to create any!!
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James