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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.
Verboticisms
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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
Braincrusher
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: braincrusher
Sentence: this message is a braincrusher
Etymology: getting all mixed up in thinking who you might have called
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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Anonymessage
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)
Fromwhonication
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: from who nik kay shun
Sentence: Gisele hated the fact that all her 14 year old girlfriends left her messages, but she could not figure out who had sent them. She called this a fromwhonication and her friends could never figure out why she never called them back.
Etymology: From who? & Communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Mumblast
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mum/blast
Sentence: .... another mumblast - it must be from the psychic hotline again
Etymology: mum (silent)+ bombast (talk) + blast (scream)
Uselessage
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: use + less + edge
Sentence: Oh great, somebody left me another uselessage. When will they learn? WHEN?
Etymology: usless + message
Speaktease
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: speek-teez
Sentence: Carole threw her phone at the wall in disgust when she realised that the deep, sexy voice on the message had not left a name or contact number. "What a speaktease" she exclaimed.
Etymology: speak (as one does when leaving a voicemail message) + tease (provoke) + p****tease (one who promises but does not deliver satisfaction)
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
Anonidiot
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Some anonidiot left me a message with no name.
Etymology: Anonymous + idiot
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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