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DEFINITION: n. A social network built on the intertwining connections between the people, ideas and things. v. To communicate through a social network.

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Socioneurons

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sose - eyo - new - rons

Sentence: The daily interactions with friends, family, and coworkers were the socioneurons that allowed for Miranda's growth socially as well as philosophically.

Etymology: Blend of socio...'society', and neuron 'a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system'

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COMMENTS:

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-26: 10:57:00

Lovely word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:55:00

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Serendipitoussynchronicity

Created by: christinepucser

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Experiarch

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ex-peer-ee-arch

Sentence: Carol planned to become an author of self-help books and used experiarch as her motif to describe the foundation upon which we can all build. Her first title was to be "The experiarch less trammelled" followed soon after by "The magic of experiarch : building a bridge to your future".

Etymology: experience + arch (in the architectural sense of supporting construction above an opening)

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COMMENTS:

My mind has been opened... Thank you petaj - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:35:00

Sounds like a great series Petaj - maybe The Archies could be featured in them - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-20: 11:26:00

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Affilamentation

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/fill/a/men/tay/shun

Sentence: Humans form deep affilamentations during their lifetimes, beginning with the umbilical cord and continuing with IPODs.

Etymology: filament (threadlike fiber) + affiliation (association with society)

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COMMENTS:

Great! - TJayzz, 2008-06-26: 08:45:00

I guess we are all tied together somehow! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:28:00

Fantastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:54:00

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Biothreads

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: bio-th-reds

Sentence: I am always amazed at all the biothreads I have to trace down when I am packing to move to a new city.

Etymology: Bio (life) + threads (ideas, tendrils, strings, connections)

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Sconet

Created by: ldikarev

Pronunciation: sko net

Sentence: At birth children are mandatory subscribed permanently to one one of the ideologicaly alighend sconets and learn sconeting before they learn to walk, everything is always great in the Googleface Republic.

Etymology: Socially Connected Network

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Vitanex

Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Vee-tah-necks or Vye-tah-necks

Sentence: The people in the village semi-consciously created a large and tightly woven vitanex to support each other.

Etymology: From Vita-Life From Nex-bound

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Socialit

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: so shee al eye tee

Sentence: Melissa realized that her socialIT was directly related to her socialIQ. The more people she knew online, the more intelligent she appeared to the reast of the world.

Etymology: Social( relating to human society and its members) & IT (Information technology)

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Thumbunicate

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: θəmyoōnəkāshən

Sentence: Joyce*s friends are worried. Ever since she acquired her Blackberry she has stopped talking. Many of her friends haven*t seen her in months. She thumbunicates with them on a regular basis, sometimes dozens of times a day but can*t seem to manage a real world interaction. For all they know she is squirreled up in her mother*s basement with a case of Cheetos and several six packs of Rockstar. An intervention may be in order.

Etymology: thumb (the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them - the primary tool of text messaging) communicate (share or exchange information, news, or ideas)

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Thumb's up - Nosila, 2009-11-05: 19:32:00

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Socialight

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SO-shyl-ite

Sentence: Elsie believed her circle of friends to be the socialight of the times, a useful network wherein all matters relating to everyday life could be resolved or heightened.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'social' and 'light', play on the word 'socialite'.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-19: 03:51:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

jedijawa - 2007-04-19: 08:29:00
These are tough this week!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-19: 10:02:00
Yeah! KV is pushing us up to the next level ~ James

- 2008-04-20: 01:28:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-05: 00:12:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James