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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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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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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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Calldismay

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: cawl/dis/mae

Sentence: An empty voicemail is a calldismay

Etymology: call display + dismay

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-07: 13:23:00

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Anonymissive

Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: uh-non-uh-mis-iv

Sentence: "Blocked" anonymissives on her cell were giving Tammy a headache.

Etymology: anony + missive 1601, from Gk. anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" + onyma ("m" is retained by use of "missive"), Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" + 1444, from M.L. missivus "for sending, sent," esp. in littera missiva "letters sent," fro

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Anonymail

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: An-non-nee-male

Sentence: Jill got so many anonymails that she eventually learnt to identify her friends by the length of their pausing between words.

Etymology: Anonymous + mail

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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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Stealthexting

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: stelth-EXT-ing

Sentence: Veronica got great joy and even prided herself on her stealthexting technique, wherein she could always manage to leave messages she knew would be unwelcome but that also left no indentifying trail.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'stealth' and 'texting'

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

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Noisemail

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: NOYZ-mayl

Sentence: She deleted all her noisemail, not knowing that it was the man destined to be her true love, stuck with a malfunctioning phone.

Etymology: noise + [voice]mail

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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
I have just added Gravatars to Verbotomy. This means that you can use a personalized gravatar icon to represent your identity at Verbotomy. It's easy to do:

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

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

3. Upload an picture (of yourself) to use as your avatar.

Once you have set up your identity at Gravatar, it will be automatically loaded at Verbotomy.

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