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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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Googlamnesia

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: gewg-lamb-knee-ja

Sentence: Chuck's googlamnesia prevented him from finding his favorite pink socks.

Etymology: google + amnesia

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Even after a cup of coffee, Chuck's googlamnesia prevented him from finding where he put his purple socks. - ahwinters, 2007-01-05: 10:56:00

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Googleptic

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: goo-gel-ep-tic

Sentence: James was standing naked in his bedroom. He couldn't find his socks. He grabbed his iphone which was strapped to his hip -- that's right he slept with it and nothing else. He texted his socks. They didn't reply. He twittered them. No response. He phoned. No answer. So he googled his name plus socks and found a post on his blog which said "Look in sock drawer". And thank goodness he did, otherwise he would have had a googleptic fit.

Etymology: google + epilepsy

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COMMENTS:

good word... - mweinmann, 2009-08-11: 07:44:00

googlepic word - Nosila, 2009-08-11: 12:20:00

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Googledependic

Created by: GreatRandew

Pronunciation: goo-gl-depend-ick

Sentence: The client was so googledependic that he could not find his car keys

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Messysearch

Created by: Joachimgraf

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I messysearch my socks

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Googlepsy

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: goo-gul-ep-see

Sentence: After failing to find his keys, Bob was overcome by a bout of googlepsy, and tried turning to the popular search engine for their location.

Etymology: Google, epilepsy

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Yahooginitis

Created by: xshadowswimmer08x

Pronunciation: Yah-Hoo-Gen-Itis

Sentence: He could even match his socks because of his yahooginitis

Etymology: Yahoo/Engine/itis

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Googlephrenia

Created by: stormee

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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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