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DEFINITION: n., The uneasiness, social discomfort, and impending sense of doom which occurs when you realize that you've sent out a few too many emails after drinking way too much. v., To worry about your social status after a night of heavy drinking and stupid emailing.
Verboticisms
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Emailaise
Created by: kakru
Pronunciation: ee-mayl-eyz
Sentence: This morning Leroy has a hangover and is mired in a deep emailaise because of those terrible messages he sent last night.
Etymology: Email+malaise (a feeling of uneasiness or impending doom)
Alcoherence
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: al-co-heer-ence
Sentence: Consciousness returned to him gradually, as did the catalogue of transmissions which were sublimely alcoherent. They made no sense!
Etymology: alcohol, coherence
Treyall
Created by: valevans
Pronunciation: tre-awl
Sentence: Jimmmy was drinking all night with friends and woke up with many messages about messages he had sent to his boss. "Oh man I treyalled...." he said.
Etymology: trey-unknown contact, all-embarrassment by others
Dejascrewed
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: day ja scr oooood
Sentence: The feeling of dejascrewed was so familiar, the message light on his phone throbbing in time with his headache, the dry mouth and the message from his boss in his inbox entitled "Re:hey Benny Brownnose"
Etymology: deja vu, screwed.
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COMMENTS:
Good prose and verboticism! Paints mind pictures and the feelings that go with it, very effectively! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:16:00
great words this week galway !! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 13:42:00
Almost been there... thank goodness I have full permissions on the boss's e-mail. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:38:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:44:00
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Inebremorsemail
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: in-ebe-re-MORS-e-mayl
Sentence: When Darryl awoke after his on line ventures while totally blotto and saw the entries in his email 'sent messages' folder he had a massive attack of inebremorsemail.
Etymology: Blend of inebriated, remorse, and email
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COMMENTS:
Good word, the remorse the merrier! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:47:00
Cunning combo, M! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 01:30:00
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Ineedballsofsteelmail
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Eye-need-balls-ov-steel-mayall
Sentence: I think I had a few too many drinks last night and sent out a few to many Ineedballsofsteelmail to people.' Well you better pray you didn't email Suzannah because she is gonna rip you a new A-hole if she finds an email from you!'
Etymology: Do you need an explanation?
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COMMENTS:
Can't quit roaring with laughter! Another warp embedded in my brain! Henceforth ballsofsteel male will be synonymous with Dougalistic! (wink/big grin/redface) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:31:00
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Irratractablessness
Created by: ianbkk
Pronunciation: The main stress is on the third syllable.
Sentence: His irratractablessness swallowed all hope.
Etymology:
Hangmailed
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hayng - maled
Sentence: Riley really felt hangmailed this morning in more ways than one. First, there was the enormous headache and queasiness from his hangover. But most horribly, he felt a sense of impending doom over the emails he thought he remembered sending last night. Did he really tell off his boss, his girlfriend, his brother and his best friend all in the span of a few hours? He was afraid to open his inbox.
Etymology: Hang (kill by hanging, hang one's head in shame; to be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind") + Hang is the beginning of the word hangover. The last part of the word is mailed (past tense of mail, as in its too late)....you've been hanged with your mail!!
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COMMENTS:
Super word and super etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:06:00
Hangmailing sounds like a hanging offense...Good Word! - Nosila, 2008-12-03: 20:51:00
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Stoutbox
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stawt boks
Sentence: Looking at his stoutbox,after a night of toasting St.Patrick, Mickey discovered he had e-mailed everyone in his address book about how he really felt about them. It was then Mickey realized the hard way that Guinness is NOT good for you!
Etymology: stout(a strong dark ale) & outbox (outgoing electronic messages)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Tigger - 2008-02-08: 14:30:00
Ahh, e-mail and alcohol... They go together like peas and carrots, or like 'lack of inhibition' and 'lack of employment',
- 2008-02-26: 00:18:00
You hit my head with the bottle!
- 2008-02-26: 00:22:00
twice now!
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James