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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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Geewhizmail

Created by: galwaywegian

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Emangle

Created by: ngajoe

Pronunciation: E-main-GULL

Sentence: Kelly's emanglement grew with every passing pop-up.

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Bouncemote

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: bounce - e - mote

Sentence: I couldn't help myself, every rejected email caused me to bouncemote all over again.

Etymology: bounce (as in a bounced email) + emote (to express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner)... also has a nice sound play on 'email'

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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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COMMENTS:

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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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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COMMENTS:

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

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Missage

Created by: cascadingstylesheet

Pronunciation: mis-sage

Sentence: Despite receiving twenty bounced emails from Jason, Kylie still felt compelled to repeatedly missage him.

Etymology: From miss (to fail to hit) and message (a communication containing some information).

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COMMENTS:

nice etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:19:00

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Cyberlone

Created by: souvikroy26

Pronunciation: sigh-ber-lone

Sentence: after break-up it seems cyberlone is wat i am left with

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Ebound

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: e/bound

Sentence: Her emails to Jordan were ebounded immediately with the message "Delivery Notification - Failure". She was sure it was deliberate and that she was on the ebound.

Etymology: e + rebound

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

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Emailody

Created by: nbsalomon

Pronunciation: ee-mayle-uh-dee

Sentence: My emailody was caused by my boyfriend.

Etymology: from email and malody

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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
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James