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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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Parapherfailure

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: pa-ra-fer-fayl-yer

Sentence: Once out of cyberspace, his parapherfailure meant he couldn't locate the keys.

Etymology: From "paraphernalia" and "failure".

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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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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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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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Cluttersurfing

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: clutter-surf-ing

Sentence: Jim had to go cluttersurfing everytime he needed his shoes, his watch, his socks, his comb, his phone, his tie, his keys, his glasses, his lunch.....

Etymology: clutter: objects scattered about in a disorganized manner + surfing: (as in web surfing or channel surfing) to quickly click from one web page hyperlink or television channel to another until you find what you're looking for

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Dotcompromised

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: daht/com/pro/mizd

Sentence: He was so dotcompromised that he couldn't function at all without being hooked up to his umbilical mouse.

Etymology: dot com + compromised

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COMMENTS:

Oh dear, I hope he doesn't get caught in a dotcompromising position... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:27:00

The way he's holding that sock is a bit suspicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 11:40:00

You two have definitely cyberpromised this gentleman without any evidence whatsoever!! - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:47:00

Stevenson0 - are you implying I'm a socktease? - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 13:56:00

That statement could cause some cyberepercussions... - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 07:35:00

Maybe that's not a sock he holding.... - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:37:00

I dunno - I've never seen an argylpholactic before. He should just chuck the sock; pink does not become him. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 14:48:00

purpleartichokes - I love your word argylpholactics - very clever - maybe there's a market for them - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-08: 11:19:00

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