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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:
Faultitask
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'fol-tE-"task/
Sentence: Natasha liked to pretend that she could check her messages on her cell phone while listening to the lecture, but her teacher knew that she was merely faultitasking.
Etymology: From faulty + multitasking
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COMMENTS:
My teachers hate when I'm faultitasking. Thank goodness I have a laptop so they can't tell. I'm sure my marks would suffer if the knew... - wordmeister, 2007-01-11: 09:50:00
Trust me, they know. As a teacher, I can say that with confidence. What gets on teachers' nerves is not so much when you aren't paying attention but when you're being obvious about it. It's the same difference between trying not to get into a conversation with someone you don't like at a party and actively ignoring everything they say. - ErWenn, 2007-01-11: 20:17:00
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Multvtask
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: mull TV task
Sentence: conversations were always strange when rick was trying to multvtask. He was useless at it.
Etymology: from multi task and tv.
Hypnoverbalcom
Created by: StephLeeY
Pronunciation: hypno-verbal-comm
Sentence: Peter lost interest in the conversation because he became hypnoverbalcommed by the shiny object.
Etymology: hypnosis, verbal, communication.
Techonversate
Created by: celebrityskyn
Pronunciation: teck/on/verse/ate
Sentence: Don't techonversate with me when I'm telling you something important!
Etymology: "Tech" is derived from "technology" and "onversate" is derived from "conversate," which isn't really a word but has nonetheless worked its way into the lexicon and refers to conversation.
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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Comediate
Created by: IanArcher
Pronunciation: ko-MEE-dee-ate
Sentence: She was all blah blah blah talking talking, and so I turned on the stereo to comediate.
Etymology: from "co-" and "media," with a semi-intentional sonic similarity to "comedy."
Mechonversation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mek kon ver say shun
Sentence: Gary always conducted a mechonversation with his wife...that way he could multitask and play some useful game while she nagged him about the time he wasted.
Etymology: Mechanized (the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware) & Conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
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