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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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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:
Gizspeak
Created by: hortonroundtree
Pronunciation: giz-speak
Sentence: When the group started to talk about plants, I had to gizspeak to stay awake.
Etymology: gizmo + speak
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.
Tronversate
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
Nonversation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nänvərsāshən
Sentence: If Bill is on the computer or the TV is on Sally can count on a lively nonversation.
Etymology: non (not) + conversation (the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words)
Gadchat
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: gaj-chat
Sentence: Tim was inseparable from his gadgets. He could not put them down, even to talk to his nearest and dearest. As a result of bitter experience, his family would try to impart important information only during gaps in the gadchat (channel changes, game loading). Yet Tim invariably forgot - or never knew - much of what he had been told.
Etymology: gad (to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another) + chat. Wordplay on 'gadget'.
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)
Geekspeak
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: geek speek
Sentence: Maurice was frustrated by her interruptions and inability to understand his geekspeak, which to his mind was answering her questions perfectly.
Etymology: geek (computer buff) speak (talk)
Mensyndromeish
Created by: angierox
Pronunciation: men synderome ish
Sentence: dont go all mensyndromish on me now
Etymology: angie
Talktask
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: tok-task
Sentence: Peter, addicted as he was to the Ernest movies, preferred to talktask while they were playing.
Etymology: talk + task to multitask, where one of the tasks is conversation
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