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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.
Verboticisms
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Aneurekability
Created by: jennw2ns
Pronunciation: AN-yuhr-EEK-uh-BIL-ih-tee
Sentence: Because of my aneurekability, I can never find my car keys
Etymology: "An"--lack of (Greek) "Eureka"--I found it (also Greek) "bility"--coming, as it does, from "ability"
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)
Discomboobulated
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: dis-com-boob-you-lated
Sentence: I get discomboobulated when I can't find my keys.
Etymology:
Discomgooglated
Created by: dturner
Pronunciation: pronounced like "discombobulated" ("gl" is a syllable)
Sentence: Robert was so ferociously discomgooglated, he would frequently type in mid-air in order to locate the eyeglasses perched on his forehead.
Etymology: from dis- L. dis- "apart" & com- L. "with" & google E. Billy De Beck's "Barney Google" (small man with large eyes)
Clickaddicted
Created by: sarach
Pronunciation: click-ah-dik-ted
Sentence: I'm so click addicted I tried to Google the newspaper I was reading this morning.
Etymology:
Life
Created by: likephilshead
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: You know what I mean.
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COMMENTS:
Exactly! - egonschiela, 2007-01-05: 10:08:00
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Googlitis
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: google - i - tis
Sentence: I had googlitis today. Couldn't find my socks so I searched online for them.
Etymology: google + itis (illness/disease!)
Objectquest
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: object quest
Sentence: To find anything in your room is an objectquest. The holy grail must be easier to find
Etymology: from objects and quest as in an impossible task.
Googlephrenia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: goo-gull-FREE-nee-uh
Sentence: Jared is a total Googlephreniac. He has 578 online friends, 6 blogs, and can IM 24/7 but it took him 2 days to find his keys.
Etymology: Google + phrenia (mental disorder)
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COMMENTS:
Good! Two days to find his keys... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:58:00
Thanks. I am confused. Why is "stormee" credited with my word? - Alchemist, 2007-01-05: 13:01:00
Hi Alchemist, If you submit a word that has already been created by another player, you can choose to join the first player and become a co-creator of the word. That is how stormee joined your team. I guess it's proof that great minds think alike! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-01-07: 09:12:00
Ahhh~ light bulb goes on. Thanks! - Alchemist, 2007-01-07: 22:42:00
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