Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: īchatər

Sentence: Sitting in front of his iMac, with his iPhone at his side and iPod plugged into his head, William was more than capable of iChatter. What he can\\\'t do all that well is iThink. That might require a different device, perhaps an iHaveToUseOnMyOwnBrain.

Etymology: I (pronoun used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself) + chatter (talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters)

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Created by: Maureen

Pronunciation: pre-occ-u-switch

Sentence: "Jane you should know that when I am in preoccuswitch mode I can listen and perform at the same time."

Etymology: preoccupation - totally engrossed. Switch - to turn from one thing to another.

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: dull-strack-shun

Sentence: TV is the best dullstraction for any conversation, and computers come in second.

Etymology: distraction + dull (as in the conversation with the girl pictured at right)

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COMMENTS:

Personally, I find computers are a far more effective dullstraction, because if your dullstractor uses any big words, you can google them. - wordmeister, 2007-01-11: 09:45:00

hahah, that is very true. - Javeson1, 2007-01-19: 00:19:00

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Created by: lebeast

Pronunciation: tron-ver-sayte

Sentence: Kim didn't realize that the entire time she spoke of the mole on her left thigh that seemed to be changing color, Marty was tronversating to avoid missing the rose ceremony on The Bachelor.

Etymology: Electronics+Conversation

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Created by: GreatRandew

Pronunciation: Bor-dom-o-lut-ion

Sentence: he was such a bordolution that he was able to distract himself with multiple electronic devices, Listing to an ipod while playing on the computer, while talking to a friend while watching a movie.

Etymology: boredom + solution

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: komm mee yoon es kayp shun

Sentence: Dora told Diego, "We need to talk..." Diego hated conversations that started this way, because he knew he was in trouble for something or would have to make big, grown-up decisions or commitments. His favourite ploy was to get busy on his tv/computer etc. so that he had a communescapetion device. Too bad that Dora was smart enough to disable all his cyber-escape toys before their "chat". You can't really blame her...it was a big deal telling this nerd he would have to grow up and be an adult Daddy to a new little nerd!

Etymology: Communication (be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas) & Escape (an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy;remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion)

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: pig-nor

Sentence: John's wife would talk, and talk, and talk. But he didn't mind. He just pignored her, and nodded while he played hangman on his iphone. He didn't even notice when she unplugged it -- the batteries were still half full. And he had just figured out the last letter when she wrapped the cord tightly around his neck.

Etymology: pi (the number 3.14159265, a symbol for techies)+ pig + ignore

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COMMENTS:

easy as Pi...good word! - Nosila, 2009-08-14: 12:19:00

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Created by: bghicks

Pronunciation: semi hearing

Sentence: I was watching TV and semihearing my wife rant

Etymology: semi - half hearing

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: multi-talk

Sentence: Bill tended to multitalk meaning that he would try to watch tv while talking at the same time.

Etymology: multitask + talk

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: SERF-ban-tuhr

Sentence: The other day when I was surfbantering with Jane, I got an offer from Nigeria that sounded really good.

Etymology: surf + banter

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