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'I'm sorry can you repeat that? '

DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.

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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

petaj 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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Hardwhere

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: hard-ware

Sentence: A gazillion pieces of hardwhere had been shifted in the Christmas shopping spree. By 10.00am the next shopping day, the support lines were jammed by callers trying to work out how the coaxial cable was supposed to connect to the 12 pin outlet behind the doodad.

Etymology: hardware + hard (difficult) + where (as in where the heck does this cable go?)

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Wrecknology

Created by: chalkdrinker

Pronunciation: rek-nall-oh-jee

Sentence: if it's such a great piece of wrecknology, why is the manual over 200 pages?

Etymology: Wreck, technology

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 12:34:00

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Repetativeslack

Created by: mandapanda

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Misnology

Created by: skeeterzirra

Pronunciation: miss now loh zhe

Sentence: He said that it is foolproof, but that he underestimated the inventiveness of fools, but only one ubergeek has managed to figure it out.

Etymology: Mistaken technology

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Friggen

Created by: azaria202

Pronunciation: Frig-gen

Sentence: You friggen person.

Etymology: another word for fucking

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Ohnovation

Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: oh-noe-vay-shun

Sentence: Their last software release was the most ohnovative offering yet: simply chock a block with ohnovations! Please, kill me before any more ohnovating goes on.

Etymology: Oh no! (as in "Oh no!, That's not what I frickin' wanted", or "Oh. no. you. didn't.") + innovation

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COMMENTS:

nice one. - galwaywegian, 2007-09-14: 07:29:00

it sounds like Mr. Bill from old Saturday Night Live skits ("Oh no!!) - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 14:54:00

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Crapparatus

Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: krap-uh-rat-us

Sentence: The new toaster was such a piece of crapparatus that we couldn't even figure out where to put the toast in.

Etymology: crap + apparatus

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COMMENTS:

great! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-14: 07:28:00

that's fun to say. I'm going to adopt this into my daily lexicon. - younger, 2007-09-14: 09:30:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:16:00

Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-14: 10:50:00

Hilarious. Voting now. - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:41:00

I toast you: great word. But remember toast is the strangest of all foods: it is eaten in the morning and drunk at night! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:27:00

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Technobscure

MrDave2176

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

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Techtard

Created by: japfilsk8er

Pronunciation: tech-tard

Sentence: confuse on how a device is used.

Etymology: technology , and being dumb, retard

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enatefox - 2007-09-17: 11:01:00
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