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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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Disremailage
Created by: kimmer61
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I really screwed up today when I accidentally sent a disremailage to my mom."
Etymology:
Bemail
Created by: blacklotus90
Pronunciation: bee-male
Sentence: John hung his head, bemailing the fact that he had just cc'ed his entire office on his reply to a male enhancement ad.
Etymology: bewail- to express deep sorrow for; lament Email- An electronic message
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COMMENTS:
VERY funny. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 02:27:00
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Emorse
Created by: teriaki
Pronunciation: EE-mawrs Alternate Spelling: e-morse
Sentence: Dave felt the sudden, unmistakable sense of e-morse when he realized that he had accidently sent his boss an extremely embarrassing e-mail.
Etymology: e- (electronic) + Eng. remorse
Undobarrassment
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: Un-do-bare'ess-ment
Sentence: Sending that E-mail to my entire address book was the height of undobarassment.
Etymology: un-do + embarassed
Drepresssend
Created by: jack189
Pronunciation: Depress-send
Sentence: As John sat typing bad things about people to vent his feelings his dog bit his leg causing his hand to press hard on the keyboard hitting "send to all" he was immediatley hit with a feeling of depresssend, for sending out such mean things
Etymology: Depress(sad)+ send(to disperse out, such as an email)
Missemail
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mis-ee-meyl
Sentence: She missemailed so many times that her co-workers started calling her "missy-missy-missemail."
Etymology: miss (as in regret) + email
Sliptidism
Created by: klsbsw1
Pronunciation: slip-tide-ism
Sentence: While reaching for his coffee Max was surprised by his boss entering his cube and accidentally bumped the send key forwarding his email to the entire office.
Etymology: n
Egret
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ēgret
Sentence: Ralph likes living on the edge. When his boss pisses him off will sit down and compose a terse email. He will blast the Mr. Leadbritches with every rude comment he can muster. He then deletes his scorching missive and feels better about himself. Today is different. Today he is full of egret. As he attempted to delete his email he accidentally clicked on send. He wonders where he will be working after the boss arrives and reads his email.
Etymology: email (messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network) + regret (feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened or been done)
Emalified
Created by: AetherSeed
Pronunciation: Ee-mahl-if-eyed
Sentence: When John accidentally sent pictures of the broken drain pipes in his house to his boss rather than his plumber via email, he was utterly emalified.
Etymology: A mix of 'email' and 'mal' (from 'malus', bad in Latin).
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999~ James
I like your word...
Mustang - 2007-12-05: 01:27:00
Good definition and one most folks can identify with.
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!
Thanks for the great feedback silveryaspen. Makes me feel good enough to forget about all my ohnotes and blundermails! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999. ~ James