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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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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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Postmemophilia
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
neat word - Nosila, 2010-01-28: 00:35:00
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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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Hypnoteized
Created by: VersaVice
Pronunciation: hip/noht/ahyzd
Sentence: Hep me! Hep me! I been HYPNOTEIZED!
Etymology: hypnotize, note
Notivated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noh/tuh/veyt
Sentence: Her yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day.
Etymology: note + motivated
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2010-01-28: 00:35:00
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Postzest
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: post/zest
Sentence: Gretel was so postzest with sticky notes that she used them instead of crumbs to remind her where she'd been.
Etymology: post-its + zest (zeal, enthusiasm)
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COMMENTS:
What about Hansel? - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:41:00
he got them both in trouble by falling for an older woman who offered him candy - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-25: 09:09:00
Yeah- that happens to me a LOT! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:01:00
"Post"-haste Im for postzest - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-27: 04:24:00
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Obscribblesess
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ob-skrib-uhl-sess
Sentence: One of the symptoms of mushy-brain syndrome is the compulsion to obscribblesess everything that comes to mind (or doesn't come to mind).
Etymology: obsess + scribble
Stickyddiction
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: stikēdik sh ən
Sentence: Brenda has a serious stickyddiction. Whatever inane little thought pops into her addlepated mind gets jotted down on a Post-it and stuck to the fridge. There are so many now that there is no surface of the ice box visible. Brenda doesn*t know how many layers deep they go but last week the weight of these little papers sheered off the hinge of the refrigerator door. After a short panic attack and a few deep breaths Brenda duct taped the door back in place and has taken to eating only dry cereal and stuff out of her freezer. Her friends are considering an intervention.
Etymology: sticky note (a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents and to other surfaces: walls, desks) + addiction (the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity)
Chitstick
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: chit-stik
Sentence: Dave was such a chitstick that he hung post-its to remind himself to be an obsessive sticky note hanger.
Etymology: chit - (a small or informal note) + stick
Pafflement
Created by: Durotriges
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Penelope was overcome by pafflement as she struggled to remember the purpose for her existence but was unable to find a meaningful answer in the multitude of notes crowding around her.
Etymology: pap/paper+baffle+cement
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