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DEFINITION: A moment of flustered panic followed by an extended period of silent recrimination, which occurs whenever you lose, or forget, your cell phone.
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Demobilizedzone
Created by: bjorn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: It wouldn't have been so bad except that this was his third time entering the demobilized zone this WEEK.
Etymology: demobilized (as in mobile phone) + zone
Cellatulence
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: cel-lat-u-lence
Sentence: Mark tried to conceal his cellatulence by jumping up whenever a phone rang, prancing madly about, and talking loudly into the palm of his hand.
Etymology: cell + flatulence
Ringerxiety
Created by: wordygrrrl
Pronunciation: ring-err-xi-ety
Sentence: Ringerxiety is an audio-affliction, triggered by the absence of the person's cellphone, and the annoying sound of other phones, which instantly strips cellphone users of their independence and leaves them babbling incoherently.
Etymology: ring-er-anxiety
Cellzheimers
Created by: courtney0916
Pronunciation: sells hymers
Sentence: With so many gadgets to keep track of, Cellzheimers is afflicting more and more Americans each day.
Etymology: cell (phone) + Alzheimer's
Cellshock
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sell-shock
Sentence: He was so cellshocked when he realized that his cell phone was missing that he broke out in a cold sweat and had to take refuge in a phone booth
Etymology:
Cellfawareness
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: self-uh-wayr-ness
Sentence: In a ghastly moment of cellfawareness, he realised he couldn't call his friends to tell them he was on the train
Etymology: cell(phone) + Self + awareness
Phonegroan
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: fon/grone
Sentence: He knew he was suffering from "Phonegroan Syndrome" when he felt his heart in his mouth , an odd sensation of floating hair, and glowing eyes not to mention a pang of gullibility after missplacing his mobile phone in his gunnysack.
Etymology: "Phonegroan Syndrome" is a relatively new disease that can usually be cured by drinking a few cups of tea for the rest of one's life or a swallowing short snort for whatever ails you.
Comments:
- 2006-11-21: 20:36:00
I like cellzhiemers. In fact I think I have it...