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'Aaaaah!!! My finger slipped.'

DEFINITION: n., A feeling of regret and helplessness, which occurs once you realize that you have just sent out an erroneous email (i.e. one full of stupid mistakes). v., To send out an email and wish you hadn't.

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Emailstake

zxvasdf

Created by: zxvasdf

Pronunciation: E mail stake

Sentence: He knew he needed some more coffee when he did his third mailstake.

Etymology: Email (send a message electronically) & mistake (to make an error)

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Ohnooomail

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: oh nooo mayl

Sentence: Mr. Bill had composed an e-mail to vent his frustrations with his arch-enemy, Sluggo. Sluggo was a bully who tortured and maimed Mr. Bill regularly. When he got the venom off his chest and onto written format, he felt much better. Unfortunately, he accidentally pressed send and the ohnooomail was dispatched to Sluggo's computer. After he regained conciousness, Mr. Bill was full of e-comtrition and vowed to never use his e-mail for evil again.

Etymology: Oh noooo (regret;lament;remorse) & E-mail (communicate electronically on the computer) & Mr Bill (a Saturday Night Live play-doh character and cult figure whose catchphrase was oh noooo! as he met misfortune each week.)

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Emorsemail

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: e + mors + mail

Sentence: Instantly regretting having clicked on the send button Marshal was overcome with emorsemail.

Etymology: Remorse + email

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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemail

Created by: biffbig1

Pronunciation: long e, repeated for a while, then mail

Sentence: As I hit the delete button repeatedly and hoped I did not send it, I screamed, "I am such an idiot, why do I Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemail!!!"

Etymology: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a sound that means "oh no!"+ mail

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COMMENTS:

you wordsmith! - bzav1, 2007-12-05: 00:35:00

simple but effective! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-05: 07:50:00

I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:05:00

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:06:00

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Errmail

Created by: psi4got

Pronunciation: rrrrrr mail

Sentence: As Bob closed the lid of his laptop he saw the sent confirmation flash on the screen. His face drained of blood and the errmail of his ways hit him fully in the chest. He hadn't noticed when his address book suggested the wrong name. His flaming email about his manager, instead of going to his friend Jim Goodguy, had gone to his boss James 'Jim' Hangnail. Before he took two steps out of his office his phone rang. To errmail is human but to undo would be divine.

Etymology: err: error. Also a sound in this case - "rrrrrr" mail - Referring, in this case, to the act of emailing.

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Mailcontent

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mayl kon tont

Sentence: Tom went from a malcontent to a mailcontent with the speed of a flying finger

Etymology: malcontent, mail

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COMMENTS:

mailificent word - Nosila, 2010-03-26: 11:41:00

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Zingerflipper

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: Zingerflipper: Zing-her-flip-her

Sentence: Oh, no! Blasted zingerflipper sent that email out half written!

Etymology: A zinger commonly refers to a mistake. Flipper is a combination of flip and finger to mean a slip of the finger. Thus zingerflipper means sending an email with mistakes or mistakenly ... by a mistaken flip of the finger!

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COMMENTS:

Please be kind ... this is my first time playing verbotomy. - silveryaspen, 2007-12-05: 14:11:00

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Errmail

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: air/mail

Sentence: To errmail the boss telling her that she is a complete and total toxic manager is certain unemployment.

Etymology: err + email

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COMMENTS:

Shoot, you beat me to it. - xirtam, 2007-12-05: 15:39:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:22:00

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Suicybe

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: suu ee sybe

Sentence: he committed career suicybe not by the content of his diatribe, but by the dreaded "reply to all" button.

Etymology: suicide cybe as in cyber

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COMMENTS:

libertybelle i like this one! - libertybelle, 2007-12-05: 14:30:00

Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:16:00

Good one Galway! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:04:00

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Oopsiemail

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: oops-ee-mail

Sentence: Jim sent an oopsiemail to his supervvisor and coworkers while composing a message to a match on eHarmony. It wasn't bad enough that he was caught using the company computer for personal use, but now everyone would know that he was using a dating service to find a girlfriend.

Etymology: oops(ie): an exclamation to express acknowledgement of a screw-up or mistake + email

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999~ James

Korinne Korinne - 2007-12-05: 01:00:00
I like your word...

Mustang - 2007-12-05: 01:27:00
Good definition and one most folks can identify with.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 01:59:00
Yes! Great idea Daniel999 ~ James

silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:27:00
Blundermail is direct and to the point ... so easily understood ... it doesn't require defining. Good job!

silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:30:00
Love calamiteemil! I'm from the wild west in Montana ... so love the pun on Calamity Jane! I even like the way it rolls and clicks across the tongue!

silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:32:00
All of them made me smile ... good job everyone. I wish I could vote for them all!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 23:26:00
Thanks for the great feedback silveryaspen. Makes me feel good enough to forget about all my ohnotes and blundermails! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-26: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999. ~ James