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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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Egnominy
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
Doomerang
Created by: littorally
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The sense of pending disaster as whatever you did starts to turn and head back at you.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word...through in a pronounciation and etymology and you could get more points and be in line for the fabulous Verbotomy Trophy and Crown! - Nosila, 2008-12-03: 20:53:00
DOOMERANG is a great word- I wish you'd written more... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:34:00
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Woeisee
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: woe - is - ee
Sentence: After Chris' rampage last night, including drinking a fifth of Vodka, trashing his new motorcyle and emailing his girlfriend, accusing her of cheating on him, all he could mutter today was "woe is me" and especially, "woeisee".....
Etymology: Woe (sorrow, regret, deep distress or misery) + is (singular state of "to be") + ee (short for email)
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COMMENTS:
Wowed me over - or should I say woed me over. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 15:37:00
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Alcommunicatastrophe
Created by: loquaciousloquat
Pronunciation: AL-com-you-ni-ca-TAS-tro-fee
Sentence: After a night-long binge of girl drinks and Zima in much-too-close proximity to his laptop, Bob feels the knot of alcommunicatastrophe in his weakened stomach as the reality of emailing everyone in his address book his deepest and most existentialist thoughts sets in.
Etymology: Alcohol - noun; a beverage known for causing euphoria, vomit, and remorse. Communication - noun; the expression of one's thoughts and opinions via words, gestures, or drunken emailing. Catastrophe - noun; a very, very bad thing that cannot be undone.
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COMMENTS:
Rooooolllls nicely off the tongue! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:29:00
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Bacchemailya
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bak ee mayl ya
Sentence: Vinnie was not a guy who could hold his wine. The Riesling for this was because it was never his Sauterne to buy. Because he got free drinks, he could easily afford to drink more...way more than he should. He would often Mosel down to the local Wine Bar and order a few. After a few, he would Rhone back home and fire up his computer. It was then that he would send e-mails to everyone in his company, including his boss, and Pinot his thoughts and speculations on line. He crossed the Bordeaux when he said the Boss' sperm count was unusually Merlot and said it Shiraz been a while since the boss's wife, Sangria,had been living at their home. Vinnie blamed this on the cute Medoc in the local hospital where Sangria worked. Yes, if only Vinnie had not had his Bacchemailya, he could have been Sauvignon his job! Life is a Cabernet, Old Chum, only a Cabernet!
Etymology: Bacchanalia (used of riotously drunken merrymaking...named after Bacchus, Roman God of Wine & Intoxication) & E-mail (communicate electronically on the computer) & Ya (You, colloquially) & Back He Nail You (Revenge of your boss)
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COMMENTS:
A punultimate achievement - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:48:00
You're a real corker!
- metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:39:00
Excellent Word! Your sentences are always such fun. When it comes to the pun - you have a silver tongue! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 16:59:00
very clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:05:00
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Digigret
Created by: jranderson22
Pronunciation: dih-jee-gret
Sentence: I had a creeping sense of digigret that only worsened when I took a look inside my sent folder.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
You really gave the finger to digigret! (lol) I'm wondering what other daring deeds those creeping digits did to cause digigret? Very funny verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 21:24:00
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Coronohnoa
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kor - oh - no - no - ah
Sentence: Karen thought she heard Noah muttering his own name over and over in the office but when she got up and went in there, she had an interesting discovery. Noah was slumped over his computer, babbling drunkenly coronohnoa, coronohnoa over and over. When she saw the empty bottles of Corona and the emails he had sent to his boss, she doubted he would still have a job on Monday morning.
Etymology: Corona (brand of beer)+ oh no!
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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Maladrink
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: mal-a-drink
Sentence: "I hadn't been drinking alcohol" Kimberly insisted, "when I sent out that office-wide e-mail." Although few people believed her, Kimberly was telling the truth: she had been drinking an unfortunate combination of 5 Hour Energy and Monster Juice when she informed everyone of her intention to press charges against sweaters for being lazy.
Etymology: Maladroit (unskillful; awkward) + Drink
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COMMENTS:
Maliciously good word - Nosila, 2010-04-28: 16:47:00
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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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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