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DEFINITION: n. The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency. v. To search for something that should be easy to find.

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Cybernizer

Created by: dstorm78

Pronunciation: cy - ber - nie - zer

Sentence: I'm such a cybernizer; I wish I could search through my house for my keys with my computer.

Etymology: Combination of "cyber" and "organizer", someone who uses cyberspace to organize.

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Htmltzheimers

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: aych-tee-em-alt-sigh-mers

Sentence: when his server went down he was completely lost and afraid...his htmltzheimers was getting worse

Etymology: html , altzheimers

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Ramnesia

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: RAM-knee-zha

Sentence: Jim can track down the latest Lindsay Lohan photos in 12 seconds flat online, but he developed ramnesia when it was time to pay his credit card bills.

Etymology: RAM (random access memory) + amnesia

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Datadiction

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dat/a/dic/tion

Sentence: Those suffering from datadiction are wearing smelly socks and dirty underwear.

Etymology: data + addiction

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COMMENTS:

I wondered where the smell was coming from - I blamed the cats - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 10:32:00

Obviously, datadiction can cause serious social problems... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 10:38:00

Hey Wordmeister - what's your word for today or has the cat got your mouse - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 10:41:00

I swear it was the cats, if not than it's definitely my datadiction. - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:37:00

I lost my mouse. It's on my desk somewhere, but I can't seem find it... Maybe the cat did eat it. - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:40:00

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Somebuggerswipeditdotcom

Created by: egonschiela

Pronunciation: sum-bug-r-swiped-it.com

Sentence: It's gone. Lost. Missing. Stolen. Just plain not here. My only option is to use Somebuggerswipeditdotcom - they'll find it for me!

Etymology: Well, I wrote it down on a bit of paper, but I can't find it anywhere ...

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Floptimizing

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: flop/ti/miz/ing

Sentence: FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) struck home as Fred realized that all the time spent looking for his missing black sock could be blamed on his floptimizing genes.

Etymology: flop (failure) + optimizing (what every SEO guarantees)

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COMMENTS:

I'm wondering if I'm floptimistic? I think I can find stuff, but I can't... - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 01:11:00

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Antigoogle

Created by: dimercurio

Pronunciation: an-tee-goo-gul

Sentence: After being stuck in an antigoogle for three days, I finally finished antigoogling my keys.

Etymology: anti "against" + Google (search engine)

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Searchenginitis

Created by: pianowiresmile

Pronunciation: Serch-en-gin-i-tis

Sentence: He sat at his computer so long, googling and wikipedia-hunting fer them thesis papers, he developed a wicked case of searchenginitis. It's that dang confounded college, ya know?

Etymology: Search engine/-itis (illness)

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