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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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Findbyringin
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: Say 'find' then ' by ' and finally , Ring and in "
Sentence: To track cellphones down , I like to findbyringin
Etymology:
Acryptomne
Created by: EvelynS
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After suffering from various cases of acryptomne, I've learned to never keep my ringtone on silent.
Etymology: (a- without + crypt- hidden + mne- remember, memory)
Cryptemneia
Created by: kelseyslack
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I think i have cyyptemnia because i hear ringing of my phone but i cant find it!
Etymology: crypt- hidden... e-out...mne-amnesia..
Mobilunearth
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: mao-bull-unn-err-th
Sentence: Mr. Jenkins mobilunearthed his Loserphone L535 by calling it systematically 7 times in a row while he was in different places about the house. Luckily, the phone wasn't on vibrate, but was on the lowest volume setting, and with Mr. Jenkins' 20/20 like hearing, it was no problem finding his L535.
Etymology: mobile cell + unearth (to discover)
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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Echocellucation
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Ech o cel lu ca tion
Sentence: It was by means of echocellucation that he found the telephone his angry girlfriend had thrown in in the field.
Etymology: Echolocation (means of determining an object's location by reflected sound) & cellular (zombie inducin' portable phone)
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COMMENTS:
great word and great etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 10:11:00
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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
Cryptmne
Created by: nicolebolavage
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He wasn't able to cryptmne, because he had his phone on silent.
Etymology: crypt- hidden, secret mne- to remember
Selfphone
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: self-fone
Sentence: When rummaging through the dirty laundry, garbage, and refrigerator didn't work, Bob tried to selfphone his number in the hope that he could hear his lost phone.
Etymology: cel phone, self
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COMMENTS:
I dig it. - dubld, 2007-11-09: 09:40:00
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Callphone
Created by: irving
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i'm try to find my callphone does anybody find it
Etymology: callphone is when you looking for something but you never find it
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COMMENTS:
cool - irving, 2014-04-30: 14:37:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James