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DEFINITION: v. To compulsively describe, in excruciating detail, the minute events of one's everyday life as it happens; especially when assisted by modern information technology systems. n. A person who feels compelled to "share" every detail of their life, with everyone.
Verboticisms
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Ittention
Created by: Erikv
Pronunciation: Eye-ten-shun
Sentence: After reading her intention post extolling the virtues of being in a Subway at that very moment, I knew I would never have to view the world through unenlightened eyes ever again.
Etymology: I from iPad, iPod etc. Plus attention
Neurothick
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: neuro tik
Sentence: she is always on the phone she has got a neurothick
Etymology: like in neuro and thick
Twittirksome
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: twit-erk-sum
Sentence: Molly didn't realise how twittirksome her obsession with photographing her meal and posting it on Twitter before the starter even arrived had become. It was why Jim dumped her. Not that she really minded: she could now tweet every 30 seconds as she went through the five stages of grief, from denial to acceptance.
Etymology: Twitter (social networking site) + irksome (irritating, annoying)
Communarrate
Created by: davedave
Pronunciation: /kəˈmyunnæreɪt/
Sentence: My sister communarrated all night about how she wanted to change her hair part.
Etymology: communicate < Latin 'commūnicātus' (past part. of commūnicāre) to impart, make common + narrate < Latin 'narrātus' (past part. of narrāre) to relate, tell, say
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COMMENTS:
talk about splitting hairs! - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-17: 05:59:00
I like COMMUNARATE. I think a successful word should be pronounceable on the first go...
cleverness must be secondary. - metrohumanx, 2008-06-17: 14:23:00
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Banalcast
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: bə-năl-kăst
Sentence: I would appreciate the 'blogosphere' more if it wasnt abused endlessly by peoples banalcasts on their day-to-day. (informal synonyms: tritecast, borecast)
Etymology: banal (Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite) + broadcast (To send out or communicate, especially via modern IT)
Minutiarize
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: min oot chee arize
Sentence: Minerva was compulsive when it came her friends and co-workers. She would minutiarize even the least significant detail of her mundane existance and fill her blog, e-mails and voicemails with the kind of boring, picky details no one wants to know. You know, how she wore her hair today, what she bought for dinner, taking her car to the carwash, filing her nails, what outfit she had picked out for tomorrow, how her arm went numb (like her readers) when she slept last night, etc... According to her blog, she led the most tedious, dull life and because of the stifingly boring nature of her discussions, few people if any bothered to read it. Good thing, because this boring cover was perfect for Minerva. If only she could write the real details of her other life. The life where she was known as Natasha, the International Terrorist wanted for questioning by Interpol and other agencies for the suspicious deaths of her last 3 boyfriends, who all happened to have very sensitive and hush-hush jobs with 3 major world powers.
Etymology: minutia (small or minor details) & diarize (enter in a diary)
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-17: 13:56:00
MINUTIARIZE is great- you get it immediately...definitely in the top three! - metrohumanx, 2008-06-17: 14:27:00
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Bloggerism
Created by: missprivate
Pronunciation: blo·gur'·ism
Sentence: Katie told me all about her Rice Krispies today; she has such a bad case of bloggerism.
Etymology:
Bloggerize
Created by: sarabeth20
Pronunciation: blohg-ur-eyes
Sentence: She has a tendency to bloggerize every little thing that pops into her head.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist.
Thank you Alchemist! ~ James
lumina - 2008-06-17: 10:39:00
Funny!
lumina - 2008-06-17: 10:40:00
Great! Love it!
MANECDOTAL is very good...kind of intuitive and rolloffatistic.
MONOTOLOG is another classic. Simple yet funny.
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist. Thank you Alchemist. ~ James