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DEFINITION: v., to post sticky notes all over the place, including sticky notes to remind you to read the previously posted sticky notes. n., an obsessive compulsive dependency on sticky notes.
Verboticisms
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Memogamy
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: Mem-AHH-guh-mee
Sentence: Four of my Five wives agree, I'm really married to post-it notes. Remind me to remind them to not tell the neighbors I practice Memogamy.
Etymology: From (Memo: a note) + (gamy: marriage as in menogamy or polygamy)
Postengrossed
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: poe-st-enn-growst
Sentence: I admit it, I'm postengrossed. This verboticism is totally me.
Etymology: Post from post-it note + engrossed (wholly absorbed) = a good source of your RDA of rhyming goodness.
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COMMENTS:
funny and honest !!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 15:54:00
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Postpronement
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: post-PROWN-ment
Sentence: Bob told his "shrink" to stick it, when he suggested that the solution to his postpronement was to say seven times over: "Sensible scientist Spencer Silver so serendiptious special simple solution "stick-it" stuck."
Etymology: Post (as in Post-it"), prone (apt, liable to, inclined to), -ment (an act or process) To postprone v.intr
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COMMENTS:
There should be a sentence award. It would be all yours today. Great! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-24: 09:29:00
simply splendid - you get my vote - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-24: 15:55:00
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Compulstick
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kum - pulse - stik
Sentence: Jeremy was positively compulstick about writing down all of his tasks, thoughts, goals and thoughts on all sizes and colors of sticky notes.
Etymology: compulsive (someone who cannot stop repeating an action over and over) + stick (as in sticky notes)
Postsessed
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: post/zest
Sentence: Muriel was so postsessed with sticky notes her family organized an intervention.
Etymology: post it + possessed
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COMMENTS:
Another good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-24: 18:47:00
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Notivated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noh/tuh/veyt
Sentence: Jenny's yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day and of her life.
Etymology: NOTIVATE - verb - from NOTE (something written down to assist the memory) + MOTIVATE (To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel)
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COMMENTS:
Thanks. Now I'm NOTIVATED to go out and buy a ream of them. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:36:00
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Notepadantic
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: note-pad-AN-tic
Sentence: Phillip was so notepadantic that he placed post-its on his lunch box to remind himself to eat.
Etymology: notepad + pedantic (to be obsessive about minutia or details)
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COMMENTS:
sorry I missed this - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:33:00
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Recogritphobia
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ri - KOG' - rit - fo-bee-uh
Sentence: Jill's vilification of reminders, or "post-it crutches" better known by her colleagues, only magnified her recogritphobia rendering her brain an utter vegetable
Etymology: "re-cog" ( regret or to go backwards (from recognizant : conscious, or recognize ) + "rit" ( from write or to have written) + "phobia" - a fear of...... I FORGOT
Missiveous
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: miss/ee/vee/us
Sentence: To be missiveous is to play havoc with post-it notes
Etymology: mischievous + missive
Stickumpulsion
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: stik-um-PUL-shun
Sentence: Phyllis had a severe case of stickumpulsion, wherein she'd create a stickum for every notion that entered her mind and would stick them on whatever appliance or kitchen cabinet that was near at hand.
Etymology: Blend of 'stickum' (An adhesive substance) and 'compulsion' (n. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
You nailed it!
My comment was meant for Nosila.
CLEARLY, and I agree, Nosilla 'stuck' the landing