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DEFINITION: A voice mail message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller.
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Mysterme
Created by: Nicked
Pronunciation: MIS'-ter-me
Sentence: Tongue-tied was one thing, but brain-tied was another, she thought as she listened to yet another MysterME message asking for her to return the call.
Etymology: Myster from mystery and Mister + me from "It's me!" Alternative: MEsterious, MEntal
Anonymail
Created by: shiftysquid
Pronunciation: A-non-i-male
Sentence: I got an anonymail from some random dude today.
Etymology: Anonymous + mail
Enigmissive
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: eh-NIG-miss-ive
Sentence: There was no way to discern who had left the enigmissive on Sarah's voicemail
Etymology: enigma + missive
Anonypistle
Created by: IneffableDawn
Pronunciation: ah-NON-ee-piss-tuhl
Sentence: "Hey, just calling to check in. Call me on my cell when you get this! Bye!" Katherine listened to the message left on her phone, trying in vain to recognize the voice. Who had left this anonypistle?
Etymology: Anon: From 'anonymous' (sorry, horrible spelling) Pistle: 'piss' as in 'pissed off', since these messages irk many, and pistle comes from 'epistle', meaning message.
Whosage
Created by: laurabaybee
Pronunciation: hoo-saj
Sentence: Someone left me a whosage today! They are SO annoying!
Etymology: who+message
Whoteheck
Created by: teh8thdeadlysin
Pronunciation: Who-ta-heck
Sentence: After giving out my phone number to a bunch of people at camp, my phone was full of whotehecks.
Etymology: who- from the word who, teh- as in hacker speack from mispelling the, and heck as in heck.
Annoysmail
Created by: jabbermarky
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: from annoys and voicemail.
Mystage
Created by: CapeCodBob
Pronunciation: mist (as in MYSTery) ahj (as in messAGE)
Sentence: WTF, I just got another mystage marked "urgent."
Etymology: Mystery and message
Communivacant
Created by: joelb
Pronunciation: kom-YOU-nah-VAY-kent
Sentence: His communivacant will go unreplied, since I can't identify his voice.
Etymology: communiqué + vacant