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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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Alconxious
Created by: whirlingstorm06
Pronunciation: al-konk-shoes
Sentence: Dave was alconxious last night. He drank, rambled on his computer and sent out emails and passed out. Now, he doesn't remember a thing he did.
Etymology: "alco" - alcohol "conx" - conked (passed out from drinking) "xious" - anxious
Twiterror
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: twit ur ur
Sentence: you could safely say that the twiterror was not so chirpy the next morning
Etymology: twitter, twit error
Bendersender
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ben-der-sen-der
Sentence: A chill went through Cheryl as the third person directed a cold shoulder in her direction. Was this a harBINGEr of doom? That old bendersender feeling returned when she got to her desk, saw the empty bottle and red wine stains on the keyboard.
Etymology: bender (a heavy drinking session) sender (one who emails others)
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COMMENTS:
I love the way your brain bends to come up with these! - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:46:00
a bendersendermend - is the apology that follows in an attempt to redress offenses - petaj, 2008-12-03: 05:09:00
Addressed to the bendersender's friends? - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 05:27:00
harBINGEr - laughed and thought it a great create - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:05:00
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Irratractablessness
Created by: ianbkk
Pronunciation: The main stress is on the third syllable.
Sentence: His irratractablessness swallowed all hope.
Etymology:
Emailarrhea
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: e-may-lah-ree-uh
Sentence: John felt a strange sense of emailarrhea after waking up in front of his computer surrounded by empty liquor bottles.
Etymology: email and diarrhea
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COMMENTS:
Right on the definition! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:15:00
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Tipsymailaise
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: tip-see-mail-ayz
Sentence: After a night of pounding down shots, singing rousing bouts of "What Shall We Do With a Drunken Mailer?", and sending out dozens of Jack Danmails, Bob awoke to an In Box full of hate mail, three computer viruses, and a heavy sense of tipsymailaise.
Etymology: tipsy, email, malaise
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like a fairly nasty dis e-ase - galwaywegian, 2008-02-08: 06:28:00
Terrific Puns ... Double Funs! Can I get tipsymalise from the fumes when I open JackDanmails? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:25:00
nice one purple and now I've got that song n my head for the rest of the day - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:46:00
I especially like the reference Jack Danmails in the sentence. - picabomama, 2008-02-09: 07:59:00
Great sentence; luv the word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:52:00
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Thirstified
Created by: Pmac46
Pronunciation: Thurst-i-fide
Sentence: Ted was fired from his job after he sent a rude e-mail to his boss while thirstified last night.
Etymology: (Thirst = a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. + "ify" + past tenswe)
Angstipsy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ahngks-TIP-see
Sentence: Zymxiety and blottoriety echoed like thunder in Bob's aching head. The anticipation of waiting was over; the fearsome figure of his boss loomed closer and closer. His angstipsy trebled and fumbling for words he trembled-out, " Good morning, Mr Grump -oops, I mean Mr Trump.
Etymology: ANGST: unspecified, uncertain feeling of dread, anxiety or anguish & TIPSY:being under the influence of strong drink, rendered foolish by liquor. ZYMXIETY: zym: fermentation in wine making, brewing & an(XIETY).BLOTTORIETY:blotto and notoriety
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COMMENTS:
Clever sentence! Beginning with a tongue-tripper for me ... and ending with Bob's angsttipsey tongue-tripping! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:03:00
Your many verbots always amaze me. Sometimes, like zym today, you bring new words to me. My parents and grandparents liked to zym California grapes. I like to zym sweet dark red cherries into cherry brandy! Zym is now zimmed indelibly to my vocabulary! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:10:00
super word ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:48:00
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Vinoemailia
Created by: greenwichgirl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: she suffers from vinoemailia several times a week.
Etymology:
Hammermailed
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: haam-er-may-ould
Sentence: Joe hammermailed his boss at exactly 11:59PM, just a minute before his big "project" was due. He had handed it on time, but the vulgarity of his "juiced" message was to obscure for the boss to handle.
Etymology: hammered (juiced, stoned, drunk) + email
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