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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.
Verboticisms
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Nonnystalk
Created by: felixpol
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sally keeps getting creepy nonnystalk calls. You know the kind - heavy breathing, short laugh, and I know what you did last summer. Weird.
Etymology: Nonny short for Anonymous. Stalk for stalkers.
Blindcall
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I have got a date tonight but as it was a blindcall I do not know where to go.
Etymology:
Unrememessage
Created by: cujoe
Pronunciation: Un-ree-mehm-mehs-ehge
Sentence: Who is that? This is a total unrememessage.
Etymology: A combination of unrememberable and message.
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
Familirog
Created by: Victoria
Pronunciation: Phonetic
Sentence: He didn't even leave his name or number, what a familirog.
Etymology:
Prannoy
Created by: marissa1
Pronunciation: pruh-noy
Sentence: "I got a phonecall from some prannoy, I asked who it is and they said 'me.' Then the dumbass left a message and didn't leave their name!"
Etymology: prank + annoying
Blankmail
Created by: reguser
Pronunciation: blankmail
Sentence: I received a blankmail on my work phone, must be one of the agents
Etymology: blank = not filled in, incomplete, missing information. Mail = mail
Smeemail
Created by: caffreyc
Pronunciation: tsmee-mail
Sentence: I got another smeemail today - I guess I know too many smees.
Etymology: "It's me" + mail
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
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.
