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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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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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Unworkything
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Why can“t people create normal things and not such unworkythings.
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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
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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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?
Noverwhelm
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: no-Ver-welm
Sentence: When a packet of "smart dust", along with an instructional manual to rival "War and Peace," arrived at Bob's home he thought that he was about to be at the forefront of technological innovation. But after an hour of technolunacy trying to figure out how to apply the dust to make his house environmentally friendly, Bob started banging his avanthard head against a wall. Finally, reluctantly and noverwhelmed, he switched the vacuum cleaner on, and started sucking up this technoxious nanotechinanity.
Etymology: Blend of Nov(L):new & overwhelm: render helpless
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COMMENTS:
I really like nanotechnicanity - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 12:53:00
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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.
Hardwhere
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?)
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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Comments:
enatefox - 2007-09-17: 11:01:00
neurotypicalastize