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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.
Verboticisms
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Dataddiction
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dat/a/dic/tion
Sentence: It is not difficult to odour out those suffering from dataddiction. They are usually wearing smelly socks and dirty underwear.
Etymology: data + addiction
Loowwwse
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: loo + s
Sentence: Jon felt like such a loser beause he was a loowwwser. He realised that he had put six pairs of contact lenses in both of his eyes again, layering and layering day after day....
Etymology: to lose + www (as in world wide web)
Internutty
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: In + ter + nut + ee
Sentence: I'd probably be able to find my keys if I could go online and search for them... I guess I'm a bit internutty.
Etymology: internet + nutty
Distrovent
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dis-TRO-vent
Sentence: Every morning was the same for his family. His tie was not in the wardrobe where put it, one of his socks was missing and the lunch he had definitely put in his briefcase a moment ago was no longer there. He was distrovent-but wouldn't admit it!
Etymology: Dis (OFr)-"lack of", trov (Anglo-Fr)-"found" & -ent a suffix forming adjective from nouns or verbs.
Dogpiled
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dawg-pi-uhled
Sentence: He had Googled, Yahooed, MSN'd, and Asked Jeeves, but he was dogpiled and still couldn't figure out which slot in the drawer the spoons went.
Etymology: Dogpile "All the best search engines piled into one."; dog pile - what my mother used to call my bed
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COMMENTS:
One can only imagine why your bed was called a "dog pile" ;) - ziggy41, 2007-07-19: 04:49:00
hehe! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-19: 06:51:00
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Poopododo
Created by: penguinssean
Pronunciation: poo-po-do-do
Sentence: a dog took a poopododo
Etymology:
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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Yawhere
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yaaaa wheyr
Sentence: he could google it ask jeeves it and yahoo it, but he just couldn't yawhere it. So he made a donation to Saint Anthony via paypal, and lo and behold, it was down the back of the couch, even though it wasn't there the last time he checked.
Etymology: yahoo, ya who, ya where
Trackache
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I hit another 404 today, looking for my socks, and wished Google could just tag and file my laundry.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Could you use your word in the (or a) sentence? Thx! - scrawlspacer, 2007-07-21: 19:25:00
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Morginobbset
Created by: halimay
Pronunciation: mor-g-in-obb-set
Sentence: Oops! I Morginobbset my sock again!!
Etymology: Come Again?
Comments:
Kyoti - 2007-07-19: 10:25:00
Altavistuff
Kyoti - 2007-07-19: 10:26:00
Wow, look at that. I need a drink! ;))
Does alcohol have a salutary effect on boxlexia?