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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.

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Egret

picabomama

Created by: picabomama

Pronunciation: like regret, drop the first R

Sentence: It was the morning after the big celebration and Dmitri woke in a puddle of his own sick. Worried that he may have defiled his prized laptop, he gingerly tapped the mouse and waited. What he found was a fully operational computer, buzzing with reply e-mails. The previous evening's activities came into sharper focus as he scanned the subject lines in his in-box. His EGRET reached it's zenith as he read the e-mail firing him from the very job promotion he had been celebrating.

Etymology: regret, and e-mail

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! Short and right to the point! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:12:00

Great verboticism - Mustang, 2008-02-09: 04:10:00

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Egnominy

DaddyNewt

Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: eeg/NOM/uh/nee

Sentence: Even his throbbing head didn't overshadow Sam's feeling of egnominy.

Etymology: e(ubiquitous as in email) + ignominy

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Crassmailaphobia

Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Crass-mail-a-pho-bee-a

Sentence: After he started a flamewar on his yahoo group,Craigs drunken submissions and their inevitable repercussions left him with a strong case of crassmailaphobia.

Etymology: Crass - Unsophistocated; (See also jackass,Ass) / mail - Communication. / Phobia - Fear

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COMMENTS:

Good choice of words, good blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:21:00

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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)

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Irratractablessness

Created by: ianbkk

Pronunciation: The main stress is on the third syllable.

Sentence: His irratractablessness swallowed all hope.

Etymology:

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Thirstyjohnny

Created by: fatcat

Pronunciation: thir stee jon nee

Sentence: "Bill pulled a Thirstyjohnny last night," said Will.

Etymology: Thirsty (to drink heavily) Johnny (someone bored and has lots of time on their hands)

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Facedownbook

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fayse down book

Sentence: When Leonard came home from work and got soused every night, he often felt a strong urge to phone, email, text or Facebook everyone he had ever known and say rambunctious things,which he did not remember in the morning. One morning, after such an orgy.org he had achieved facedownbook, when his boss unfriended him by disabling him;his girl dumped him by text and he felt like a real A-ol...his textoserone was at an all-time low.

Etymology: Facebook (popular social media site on computer) & Face down (fallen on the floor;drunk;out of it)

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Intoxicommunication

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: 1ntɑksəkəmyoōnəkāshən

Sentence: When Joe woke up Monday morning he was terrified to discover that he had indulged in intoxicommunication the night before. He had apparently decided to tell everybody he knows about his inner-most secrets. He was more than a little concerned to see that he had dozens and dozens of messages waiting for him. He was greatly relieved to find that his touch-typing skills had failed him. 99% of what he sent out was utter gibberish. Most of the reply messages consisted of **Huh?**.

Etymology: intoxication (of alcoholic drink or a drug; cause someone to lose control of their faculties or behavior) + communication (the imparting or exchanging of information or news)

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Alcqwerty

Created by: loxhobabl

Pronunciation: al-kwur-tee

Sentence: Alcqwerty and boredom led to my rant on IM yesterday morning.

Etymology: alcohol + QWERTY

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Hangmail

Created by: metro1

Pronunciation: hang-male

Sentence: Roger was so dedicated to his new job that he decided to work all night long. As it got later, he gave himself a beer as a motivational reward. As it got later and later, he found he needed more and more rewards to keep going... But he persisted and documented his progress with a series of emails to all his colleagues. When he regained conscious, he discovered that he had created potentially career-ending hangmail.

Etymology: hangover + hangnail + email

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COMMENTS:

Well-crafted ... slid right into the ending with a nifty verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:22:00

HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:40:00

Thanks Silvery and Purple! - metro1, 2008-02-10: 14:49:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-08: 03:25:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-28: 00:22:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James