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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.
Verboticisms
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Preconverse
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: pre-con-vers
Sentence: "Rachel, do you want me to preconverse this to you? I remember every word. I'll even add some beat."
Etymology:
Technochat
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: teck-no-chat
Sentence: He sighed and, summoning all of his dexterity, he changed channels before saying, "great honeymoon"
Etymology: techno and chat - obvious, I would have thought.
Remotehearing
Created by: Psychicsi
Pronunciation: Re-moa-t-hear-ing
Sentence: Bob was keenly watching generic sport on TV while remotehearing "I love you too" to his nagging wife.
Etymology: Like remote viewing (the ability to psychicly draw a place never visited), remotehearing is the ability to answer questions in a conversation you are not listening to (while using a remote control).
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COMMENTS:
Oh... Now I know what my wife means when she says I'm too remote. - wordmeister, 2007-01-11: 09:52:00
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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
Oneversation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: won ver say shun
Sentence: Sally knew that a conversation with Leonard was impossible due to his dependence on tecnical toys, so it would have to be another oneversation. They no longer had exchanges, they had x-boxchanges. They didn't dialogue, they monologued. Even their lovelife was virtual...virtually non-existant. She needed a real man to fill the droid-void of her present partner. Maybe she should try e-harmony???
Etymology: One (single, alone) & Conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
Ichatter
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)
Cyversation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sahy-ver-sey-shuhn
Sentence: Alex thinks he is expert at multi-tasking. He thinks he can talk to his girlfriend while he is texting friends or updating his Facebook status. Their cyversation works for them. She talks. He acts like he is listening and reacts with grunts and nods. She can do whatever she wants because he "agreed".
Etymology: cyber (computer-related) conversation (dialogue, discourse)
Preoccuswitch
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.
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.
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