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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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Whosage
Created by: laurabaybee
Pronunciation: hoo-saj
Sentence: Someone left me a whosage today! They are SO annoying!
Etymology: who+message
Incognique
Created by: Heather
Pronunciation: In-COG-nih-kay
Sentence: Sandra listened with growing excitement to the voice-mail response to her singles ad - until she reached the end and realised the caller had left an incognique.
Etymology: Incognito + Communiqué (I couldn't keep the accent on the e, though.)
Confussage
Created by: frankenstien
Pronunciation: CONF-you-sag
Sentence: Ack! Another confussage! What part of NAME and NUMBER do they not understand?!
Etymology: Confused + Message.
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.
Enigmessage
Created by: sevith
Pronunciation: ee-NIG-mes-ij
Sentence: If you ever receive an enigmessage, just delete and forget.
Etymology: E-the letter for all things electronic + enigma-a mystery + message-ancient greek for a letter or to rub someone else's neck.
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COMMENTS:
I also came up with this but you got there first. - MrDave2176, 2007-08-30: 17:25:00
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Nonamail
Created by: cococo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Today i have received a nonamail!
Etymology: noname + mail
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
Guessage
Created by: faithlessphil
Pronunciation: geh-sej
Sentence: Jim was so egotistical that he always assumed that his friends would recognize his voice, so he would always just leave guessages. Jim's friends don't really like him.
Etymology: Guess (because you have to guess) + sage from "Message"
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COMMENTS:
Nice combination of words - Poeiden, 2007-08-30: 07:22:00
you beat me to it! >:) - joelb, 2007-08-30: 20:50:00
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Casper
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: cas' - per
Sentence: I have no idea who left that Casper?
Etymology: message by friendly/unknown entity, as in the cartoon ghost
