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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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Ghostmail

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: GOST-mayl

Sentence: His message was a ghostmail as it didn't include any identifying information and could not be returned.

Etymology: ghost + mail

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Anonymessage

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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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Beepbeepditch

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: beep-beep-ditch

Sentence: Thanks to caller-ID the number of beepbeepditches has drastically decreased over the last decade

Etymology: from the game ding-dong-ditch

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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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Namelessage

Created by: EffingCharms

Pronunciation: name-less-edge

Sentence: GR! If I find out who keeps leaving me these annoying namelessage's, I swear I'll... leave them one back!!!!

Etymology: nameless- without a name; without an identifyable characteristic -age the end of message, a letter or note left for someone when they're unattainable

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Uselessage

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: use + less + edge

Sentence: Oh great, somebody left me another uselessage. When will they learn? WHEN?

Etymology: usless + message

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Gibbage

Created by: toralora

Pronunciation: gibb/a/ch

Sentence: I didn't call you back because you left a gibbage on my voice mail. How could I have known it was you?

Etymology: Gibberish (=nonsense) + message

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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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Enigmessage

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌɛnɪgˈmɛsədʒ/

Sentence: I hate enigmessages.

Etymology: From enigma + message.

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Braincrusher

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: braincrusher

Sentence: this message is a braincrusher

Etymology: getting all mixed up in thinking who you might have called

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Comments:

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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1. Go to www.gravatar.com (It's free.)

2. Set up an account using the same email address you use a Verbotomy.

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If you would like me to create a personalized Verbotomy avatar for you, email me at james@verbotomy.com. I will be glad to draw a personalized Verbotomy Character just for you. ~ James