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'Give me a call'

DEFINITION: n. A message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller. v. To leave a message without identifying yourself.

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Anonymessage

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ənänəmesij

Sentence: Joan*s friend Mary is one of those people who lives in her own little world. She will start a conversation in her head 5 minutes before she starts to talk to you. It*s your job to catch up. It*s no wonder that Joan*s voicemail is full of anonymessages from her. By the time the beep sounds, Mary is half done with what she had to say. It*s like coming in late on a movie or TV show, hoping that you can figure out what you*ve missed.

Etymology: anonymous (a person not identified by name) + message (a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly)

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Incallnito

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: in-call-nee-toe

Sentence: Jim preferred to be incallnito when he called friends, just in case he owed them money.

Etymology: incognito: one whose identity is concealed + call

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COMMENTS:

this is clever; like it! - mweinmann, 2009-09-24: 06:59:00

Love the word...and love your pic...you look just like a lady I worked with called Hazel, from England...any relation? - Nosila, 2009-09-24: 19:28:00

mrskellyscl umm...no, although I have used witch hazel once or twice. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-24: 22:42:00

Which hazel did you use??? - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:34:00

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Voicefail

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: voy-sss-fay-el

Sentence: Once again, Wanda fell victim to several voicefail messages when most of the callers left no information.

Etymology: Voice+fail

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COMMENTS:

Oooh the best! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:56:00

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Callmoflage

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: kall - moe - flaj

Sentence: It looked like a phone call, it looked like a message. Wait; it was a callmoflage because Monica could not tell who it was from. The identity of the caller remained hidden inside the message and could not be identified.

Etymology: call, camoflage (hide by closely resembling the natural environment)

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COMMENTS:

The callmoflage before the storm...good word! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 00:31:00

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Crypticall

Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: crip-tih-call

Sentence:

Etymology: cryptic + call

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Anonidiot

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Some anonidiot left me a message with no name.

Etymology: Anonymous + idiot

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Lessage

emd2k3

Created by: emd2k3

Pronunciation: Less-age

Sentence: He left me no name or number, it's a total lessage.

Etymology: Message, Less

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Guessage

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: gess-ij

Sentence: The guessage on her machine said nothing more than "Meet me at Sam's Place at 6." Because she was in contact with over two dozen on-line daters, Alice realized she was driving to a semi-blind date.

Etymology: guess, message

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COMMENTS:

Simple but effective! - Discoveria, 2007-03-07: 09:15:00

emd2k3 Better than mine, which was 'lessage.' - emd2k3, 2007-03-07: 14:57:00

Thanks, it's the first time I came up with a decent word in about 4.5 seconds. It takes me forever to come up with bad ones. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-07: 18:02:00

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Anonymessage

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: uh-NON-ee-mes-ej

Sentence: Bloody hell! That's the third anonymessage today. Maybe I should just start answering the phone...

Etymology: a message from anonymous

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COMMENTS:

Great one! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:55:00

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Voidmemo

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: våid-mE-mO

Sentence: As the message unfolded, Jane figured it was a voidmemo and promptly deleted it.

Etymology: void - null - nothing memo - memorandum - message with information

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COMMENTS:

I'm surprised no one has submitted voi(ce)dmail yet. It would make a nice accompaniment to this word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-07: 11:39:00

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-07: 12:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-24: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-24: 10:01:00
Jasper Fforde has just emailed me to tell me that he has signed his book and he is "dispatching" it to us asap, so we can award it to the top writer this week. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-24: 10:29:00
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