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DEFINITION: To engage in conversation while using a technical device, like a TV or computer, to keep you sharp, in case the discussion gets dull.
Verboticisms
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Thingymajig
Created by: marissa932
Pronunciation: thingy-ma-jig
Sentence: i used that thingymajig!
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
sweet word!! - marissa932, 2007-07-24: 09:44:00
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Chattycathode
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: CHAT-tee-CATH-ode
Sentence: He goes chattycathode whenever we talk about our wedding plans.
Etymology: Chatty Kathy (a talking doll from the 1950's) and cathode (as in cathode ray tube, the screen on a TV)
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COMMENTS:
Hehe! I had one of those dolls! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-24: 16:01:00
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Technoloquate
Created by: tatterdemalion
Pronunciation: tec-no-lo-quate
Sentence: Ted technoloquated to the tune of the tiny television, masking the muttering of his magpie mother-in-law.
Etymology: "techno-," from Greek "techne," art or skill + "-loquate," from "loqui," Latin "to speak"
Macyack
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mack/yack
Sentence: Darien was an expert technotasker who always had his laptop on and could macyack with his friends while he was checking his e-mail, playing games and writing an essay all at the same time.
Etymology: Mackintosh Apple laptop computer + yack
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COMMENTS:
mackity-yak, don't talk back. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-24: 09:14:00
I'm afraid PC users have these same tendancies, too! - KristinA, 2007-07-24: 09:17:00
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Elecphonics
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: e-lek-fon-ix
Sentence: Engaging in elecphonics was the best way to deal with his witless, chatty girlfriend.
Etymology: electronics, phonics
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COMMENTS:
good one!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-24: 12:47:00
clever! - remistram, 2007-07-24: 13:49:00
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Technecho
Created by: Dboozer
Pronunciation: tek-neck-oh
Sentence: After simply technechoing his girlfriend for two years while surfing the web, Clive unexpectedly found himself married with two kids before he even realized it.
Etymology: techn(ology) + echo
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COMMENTS:
now that's extreme virtual concentration - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-24: 16:15:00
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Technopowwow
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: tek-no-pow-wow
Sentence: She thought, if he technopowwowed her one more time she would run over the converter with her truck.
Etymology: tecno + powwow
Techcommune
Created by: irminem
Pronunciation: teck-com-mune
Sentence: In this technological era, most people are not comfortable engaging in face to face conversation; so they techcommune in order to keep the discourse lively.
Etymology: tech-from technology + commune-from communicate
Comments:
Attention all Verbotomists: I have changed the Verbotomy home page so that it now shows the Top Verboticisms invented on the previous game day. So now, it's a showcase for your favorite words. See: http://www.verbotomy.com ~ James