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DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.
Verboticisms
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Inconfation
Created by: Hyperion
Pronunciation: In/con/fay/tion.
Sentence: Joe Smith felt immense frustration at the inconfational vehicle, which had mysteriously started to dance and was beginning to serve his neighbours drinks- with him inside. It asked for requests. One, unfortunately, was a giant cocktail. Using its inbuilt mixing system, it began... The interior was waterproof. Joe, however, wasn't.
Etymology: It's a confusing innovation. What's to etymologise?
Compfusion
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: comp-few-shun
Sentence: even things like floppy discs gave him compfusion. "where was that dang little switch for unlocking it?"
Etymology: computer + confusion
Technobscure
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: tek-NOB-skyur
Sentence: Will 's VCR constantly blinked 12:00 because it was too technobscure for him to change. Besides, he kind of liked the way it blinked in time to the music.
Etymology: Tech + Nob (elite) + Obscure
Painvention
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pain + ven + shun
Sentence: This fancy-new phone is supposed to do everything, but it's such a painvention that I can't figure out how to make it do anything.
Etymology: pain + invention
Mystech
Created by: jayre
Pronunciation: MIS-tech
Sentence: A mystech happened when the company replaced all the keyed door entries with numeric PIN pads.
Etymology: mystery + technology + misstep
Techtard
Created by: japfilsk8er
Pronunciation: tech-tard
Sentence: confuse on how a device is used.
Etymology: technology , and being dumb, retard
Supporthosed
Created by: gplowell
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COMMENTS:
This one cracks me up! - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:43:00
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Invistaquacy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/vis/tah/kwa/see
Sentence: Windows has come out with the latest invistaquacy. The user must have at least an information technology degree to download the manual.
Etymology: vista + inadequacy
Technolocheese
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: tek-nall-oh-cheez
Sentence: I was sucked in by another infomercial and ended up with a $50 piece of technolocheese.
Etymology: technology, cheese (as in cheesy, chintzy)
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COMMENTS:
Very Gouda! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 10:43:00
cheez whiz purple - this is tough but how's this for your Friday jingle - I goudave danced all night - I goudave danced all night and stilton begged for more... - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:45:00
Aw cheese, now I'm hungry AND have a show tune stuck in my head! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-14: 10:50:00
Pretty cheesy, but I'm a sucker for Cheesies while screwing up my computer so I can certainly relate and vote for your word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-09-14: 12:50:00
Sounds like she paid a mozza, Ella, for that technolocheese. Reggie Arno is a sucker for these kinds of things too.
Don't roquefort, don't roquefort baby. Don't roquefort, don't dip the ricotta. - petaj, 2007-09-15: 01:29:00
That often happens to me too Purp. But don't tell me "cheese and kisses!" - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:48:00
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Techolera
Created by: frenchprof
Pronunciation: tek cholera
Sentence: Tech Persons infected with techolera have massive logorehea.
Etymology: du vieux francais, bilieux, se faire de la bile.
Comments:
enatefox - 2007-09-17: 11:01:00
neurotypicalastize