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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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Whuismi

Created by: tonya87

Pronunciation: Who-is-me

Sentence: Why does every one leave a whuismi!

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

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Telememorondumb

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: tele-mem-mOr-on-dum

Sentence: David listens to his telememorondumb messages, trying to use voice recognition to guess the ID of the callers leaving no information.

Etymology: telephone/memorandum,as in message/moron/dumb

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Generovoice

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: jen-aro-voyce

Sentence: Ginger tired to figure out who left the generovoice message, but couldn't because she didn't recognize the caller's voice.

Etymology: Genero;(slang for "generic")Generic; is something that is general, common, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective. Voice; sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx; especially : sound so produced by human beings.

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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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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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Enigmessage

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌɛnɪgˈmɛsədʒ/

Sentence: I hate enigmessages.

Etymology: From enigma + message.

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Bestfrienonymous

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: best-fren-on-uh-muhs

Sentence: As a bill collector Tom is famous for getting people to call him back by leaving bestfrienonymous voicemail messages. "Hey, (insert name here) haven't talked to you for quite some time. Give me a call back and we can catch up." Most clients (victims) are so stunned at being fooled that they pay up their accounts without much resistance.

Etymology: best friend + anonymous (of unknown name)

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Phantomessage

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: fan-tum-ess-uj

Sentence: The voice mail message was some woman with a squeaky voice who urged me to call her back ASAP, as if I could. Another phantomessage!

Etymology: Phanto: From phantom. -- Message: what we call our voice mails.

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