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DEFINITION: v. To engage in conversation while using a technical device, like a TV or computer, to keep you sharp, in case the discussion gets dull. n. A two-way conversation which is technically one-sided.

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Pignore

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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Diversation

ubgrud

Created by: ubgrud

Pronunciation: die-ver-say-shun

Sentence: I got Paul to agree to everything I was saying last night. "Unhunh""Unhunh""Unhunh", he diversated.

Etymology: diversion _ conversation

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Ichatter

artr

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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Technoccupy

whimsy

Created by: whimsy

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Bill was technoccupied with the sports game and only cheered as his team scored, not realizing that his girlfriend had just announced her intention to break up with him.

Etymology: technology + occupy (busy)

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Digitalk

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dig/i/tawk

Sentence: The need to multitask by watching 3 tv shows, the stock market, CNN and have a conversation with his girlfriend, made digitalking a must.

Etymology: digital + k or digital + talk

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COMMENTS:

I think that's more like digibalking (refusing to engage in conversation) - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-11: 11:48:00

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Techtalk

Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: TEK-talk

Sentence: Charles took multitasking seriously, and would often techtalk both at work and at home.

Etymology: Tech - relating to the use of technology Talk - to converse or communicate verbally

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Gabget

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: gab-jet to rhyme with gadget

Sentence: Kelly, a keen gabgetter, was considered stupid because he only ever caught half the conversation.

Etymology: gadget (technical device) + gab (conversation)

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Antenntion

Tobester

Created by: Tobester

Pronunciation: ant-en-shun

Sentence: Joe had mastered the remarkable ability to keep his antenntion on both the TV and his wife

Etymology: antenna and attention

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Unremotional

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: un-re-mo-shun-ul

Sentence: It was easy to see Alan was unremotional about her opinion by his glassy gaze and his death grip on the remote.

Etymology: unemotional + remote

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Technobabble

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: TEK-no-babl

Sentence: Lance is a techie dweeb and a social nerd so it just comes natural to him to sprinkle all kinds of technobabble in all of his conversations, a practice that really irritates his fiancé, Paula, as she is totally techno illiterate.

Etymology: Blend of 'technology' (the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life) and 'babble' (To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds)

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Comments:

ErWenn - 2007-01-11: 20:23:00
I like this definition. If there were a good word (or phrase, more likely) for this, I'd actually consider using it. Same with yesterday's.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-01-12: 04:34:00
Hey Erwin, Thanks for the complement on the definition. I appreciate your feedback! So which word are you going to use? Maybe Faultitasking or Digitalk? How about Flipversation? Or if you want something short -- Gabget? ~ James