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DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.
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Masturtweet
Created by: trademagrag
Pronunciation: mass-ter-tweet
Sentence: I found my phone, but it was a bit embarrassing when my roommate caught me masturtweeting.
Etymology: masturbate + tweet
Exocryptomne
Created by: ntaylor
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After experiencing exocryptomne, now I will always keep my phone on ringer, not silent.
Etymology: (exo- outside + crypt- hidden + mne- memory)
Myselocate
Created by: badsnudge
Pronunciation: my sell uh kate
Sentence: Henrietta did not accompany Herman to the dog show because she could not successfully myselocate her mobile phone and she was awaiting an important call from her dentist who eventually informed her that the radio signal she was receiving through her molar was actually not transceiver-related, but rather a side effect of the anti-psychotic medication she was taking.
Etymology: my+cell+locate
Wherizon
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: ware-I-zon
Sentence: I tried to wherizon my phone but I couldn't hear it now.
Etymology: Where + (ver)izon
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COMMENTS:
Also a good term for when you can't find a darn signal -- "I'm going to try to walk around a bit; see if I can wherizon up some bars." - Tigger, 2007-11-10: 23:49:00
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Selfone
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sel fōn
Sentence: Mary was not very good at keeping track of her stuff. She once lost a sock while she was wearing it but her cellphone was the worst. She would selfone her cellphone whenever she misplaced it. Just last month she used up about nearly half of her minutes calling the bottom of her purse.
Etymology: self (a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others) + phone (short for telephone)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 10:12:00
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Telecryptone
Created by: juliadeboard
Pronunciation: tele-crip-tone
Sentence: Can I use your telecryptone to find my phone?
Etymology: tele-far, crypt-hidden,+ -one
Cellocator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SEL-oh-cayt-ehr
Sentence: Brad was forever misplacing his cell phone or having it hidden under a pile of clothing or other items and he had become fairly adept with his cellocator method which consisted of calling his cell from another phone, hoping to hear it ringing.
Etymology: Blend of 'cell' (cell phone) and 'locator' (a device for finding something)
Hellokia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hehlll oh kee ah
Sentence: His hellokia called to him from someone under the pizza boxes, beer cans and crisp packets
Etymology: nokia hello
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COMMENTS:
hell of a word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 15:29:00
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Cellalert
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sell-uh-lert
Sentence: Unable to find his cell phone amidst the clutter Elwood sent himself a cellalert from his landline.
Etymology: cell (cell phone) + alert
Need-dial
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: need-diyul
Sentence: i find it helpful to put need-dial on speed-dial
Etymology: need, speed dial
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James