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DEFINITION: v. intr. To frustrate oneself by sending emails to someone who cannot receive them, especially when "over quota". n. An emotional response to bounced-back email.

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Inboxicated

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: in/box/i/cated

Sentence: Jill was sure Marvin had bought some kind of program that would make it look as though his inbox was too full to accept incoming email. She could not pull away however, having become inboxicated with her love for him.

Etymology: derived from intoxicated: Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).

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funny! - reverb, 2008-07-25: 17:16:00

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Spamwalling

scissorjammer

Created by: scissorjammer

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Etymology: from Stonewalling

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Deesappointment

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: dees/app/oint/ment

Sentence: Deesappointment occurs when one emails fruitlessly.

Etymology: disappointment + e

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Emoticonfuse

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ee mo tik kon fuze

Sentence: After their passionate one night stand, Erin had e-mailed Derrin hundreds of times. His non-response, in fact returned e-mails, had the affect to emoticonfuse her and make her wonder where she went wrong. Being rejected in person was bad enough, but being e-jected was even worse to someone like Erin who lived her life on-line.

Etymology: Emoticon (a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email) & Confuse (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;cause to feel embarrassment)

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Symbla

Created by: RubyWry

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Etymology:

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Emobilized

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ee/mow/bill/eyesd

Sentence: Jill was completely emobilized by her empty inbox. All of her heartfelt notes were flying around in cyberspace, rejected.

Etymology: email + immobilize + emotion

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This word has a 90% chance of entering the English Internet lexicon. It could be the next "moar." - jadenguy, 2007-05-30: 09:38:00

jadenguy - you must be friends with ziggy41 - he's a numbers person too - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 14:19:00

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Emotirts

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: e-MO-terts

Sentence: After several of her emails bounced back, Roxie thought that a few emoticons in her text might get a better response. But when she broadcast the following email: ":o, 4col, Im :e tis adih: afiniati (iI) Im sobt u :8)(U=xc) W.B.S A.*

Etymology: Blend of EMOT (as in emoticon); EM: for email & acronym: R.T.S: return to sender.

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After several of her emails bounced Roxie thought that a few emoticons in her text might get a better response. But when she broadcast the following email: ":o, 4col, Im :e tis adih: afiniati {iI} Im sobt u :8)[U=xc] W.B.S A.* - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 05:58:00

The last part of my sentence to read: "her emotirts grew rapidly." * Cannot save it in the sentence box???? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 06:03:00

Think it got through now? Hope so, otherwise Roxie's may have "bounce-back" breakdown. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 06:15:00

I keep wanting to add rig to the beginning of your word which might be appropriate - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:16:00

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Deliveryfailuretotalprostration

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation:

Sentence: "DFTP," he said to his flatmate, "I'll never get a message to her before she leaves for the airport. Arianna, WHY???"

Etymology: "Delivery Failure Notification" + "Total Prostration"

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wow, It's like,like reading a novel... what happens next??!1,LOL Great word and sentence! Grasshopper - grasshopper, 2007-05-30: 11:05:00

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Redingusend

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: REE-DEEN-GUSS-SEND

Sentence: Fran sent so many e-mails to her department head that she forgot what they were about................... "I just can't REDINGUSEND any more!" she cried in frustration. Ultimately, she was reduced to posting a note on his office door: "READ YOUR ****ing E-MAIL ALREADY !" .........reDINGusend................

Etymology: RE+DINGUS+SEND.........................REpeatedly+DINGUS-one whose name is forgotten or unknown+SEND-a futile repetitive cyberage attempt to communicate.

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Jerkmail

hooterbug

Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: jûrk meyl

Sentence: Brian was ecstatic that his new Jerkmail filter was working correctly after dumping his E-Stalker girlfriend Susan

Etymology: Blend of Jerk + Junkmail

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COMMENTS:

ooh - that's a bit harsh - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:18:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-30: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James

iwasatripwire - 2007-05-31: 10:41:00
The drawing kind of looks like me, too!

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-24: 00:52:00
http://www.etiquettehell.com/content/eh_main/gen/eh_index.shtml

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-24: 17:56:00
I'm going to REDINGUSEND all you verbotomists!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-07-28: 00:02:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-11: 00:01:00
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