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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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Prealtavistupied
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: pre*altah*vistu*pied
Sentence: When he finally gets away from the computer Paul is so prealtavitupied he does the dumbest things. He once put butter on the wrong side of his toast.
Etymology: From the word preoccupied - meaning to be unaware and the name altavista, a once popular search engine.
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COMMENTS:
Butter on the wrong side of the toast? Man! He must of been totally confused... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 10:36:00
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Googlelife
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: goo-gal-lie-feh
Sentence: I wish i had googlelife
Etymology: Google+life (i.e. Google maps)
Lostaganism
Created by: nancyblue
Pronunciation: lost-tag-an-ism
Sentence: Hillary erupted in lostaganism upon learning that her red old stand-bye pantsuit was not picked up at the cleaners, because the store had gone out of business due to the great recession.
Etymology: lost: become unable to find ------ antagonism: active hostility or opposition
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COMMENTS:
Lostaginism occurs for many reasons: a lost hair clip,missing glove, misplaced infant child - nancyblue, 2011-01-03: 20:44:00
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Nullonizy
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: null oh nizy
Sentence: Doctor, I can't find my socks! I must have a nullonizy!!!
Etymology: null + izy
Googloss
Created by: whimsy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After he finally lost the ability to track where his own home was without the use of Mapquest, his doctor started to recognize googloss as a serious disorder.
Etymology: Google + loss
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
Paladotisch
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Pa-la-do-tisch
Sentence: .....it's paladotisch
Etymology:
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!)
Interlossabilia
Created by: lebeast
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Struggling for years with his interlossabilia, he finally came to grips with his problem, and decided to seek help
Etymology: internet+lose
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)
