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DEFINITION: The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency.

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Yahumm

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: yah umm

Sentence: “Where is Tiberius? Where is he?” Julius exclaimed. The makeshift portable canopy from umbrellas and duct protected the penguin he was holding from the harsh morning sun. They new taking this long to load them into the truck would be trouble. “Christ, I’m holding him here, you yahumm. Your wikipenguina is of no help, eh?”

Etymology: yahoo (person and service) + umm

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COMMENTS:

this whole continuous story writing thing has been an interesting experience. i'll probably talk about it in depth this weekend on tomorrow's word. man, i never realized how much i could enjoy it, though. - jadenguy, 2007-07-19: 11:29:00

we're enjoying it too jadenguy - now I know what the umbrellas are for - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-19: 11:54:00

But what ever happened to the farmer's daughter? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-19: 13:50:00

hopefully tomorrow's word will lead me in that direction? - jadenguy, 2007-07-19: 15:10:00

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Poopododo

Created by: penguinssean

Pronunciation: poo-po-do-do

Sentence: a dog took a poopododo

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Overpaskjeeves

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Oh-ver-pask-jeevs

Sentence: I'm sure whoever made up "Where, oh where, did my little dog go" is suffering from a sever case of Overpaskjeeves.

Etymology: Overpass/overlook (to pass over something unnoticed) + Ask Jeeves (a popular search engine)

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Googlocious

Created by: leaffan001

Pronunciation: gu-gol-o-shis

Sentence: Dependance on search sites.

Etymology: From the web site google.

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COMMENTS:

Good Word - leaffan001, 2007-07-19: 19:39:00

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Cyberspacey

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: sigh-burr-space-E

Sentence: Since being diagniosed as cyberspacy, John has begun riding his bike to work because keys are "too much responsibility." He's also given up on the sock thing and only wears sandals. Even then, he's been seen barefoot, one shoe in-hand and searching for the other.

Etymology: "cyber" for the tech dependency + "spacey" for the absentmindedness, also the play on "cyberspace"

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COMMENTS:

Is that Kevin Spacey's brother? - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-19: 12:41:00

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Altavistuffers

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: All-tuh-viss-tuh-furs

Sentence: Danny usually found things in the last place he looked, which he presumed was all the confirmation that he needed to prove he was joining the ranks of the world population of altavistuffers.

Etymology: Altavista + Alzheimer's + stuff + suffers

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