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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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Emangle
Created by: ngajoe
Pronunciation: E-main-GULL
Sentence: Kelly's emanglement grew with every passing pop-up.
Etymology:
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'
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
Etymology:
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
Jerkmail
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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Emailody
Created by: nbsalomon
Pronunciation: ee-mayle-uh-dee
Sentence: My emailody was caused by my boyfriend.
Etymology: from email and malody
Comments:
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!
http://www.etiquettehell.com/content/eh_main/gen/eh_index.shtml
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