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DEFINITION: n. A person who gets completely disoriented whenever they try to do more that one thing at a time. v. To make a big mess because you are trying to do too many things at once.
Verboticisms
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Multitaxing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: muhl-tee-tak-sing
Sentence: Nobody wants to admit how slow-witted Jeremy is, afterall, he is the boss. Doing more than one thing at a time is multitaxing for him. He often has to hold his breath to form a thought.
Etymology: multitasking (the carrying out of two or more tasks at the same time by one person) + taxing (to make heavy demands on; strain)
Shatterscattered
Created by: logan260
Pronunciation: shatt-ur-scat-urd
Sentence: Man, you are so "shatterscattered"....every time you try to do more than one thing, you screw em both up.
Etymology: shattered--obvious scattered--someone who is experiencing mental disarray.
Taskmixmaster
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: task/mix/mas/tur
Sentence: A true taskmixmaster will royally screw up multiple tasks at once.
Etymology: task + mixmaster
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COMMENTS:
Good onme...stir the pot! - Nosila, 2009-05-13: 19:18:00
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Sloperative
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: slohpp ur aht iv
Sentence: George Jnr was a natural born sloperative, just like his dad. The only family in thos parts that were allergic to Wrigleys
Etymology: operative, slop
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:47:00
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Ambiklutzerous
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: am' bee - kluts - er- us
Sentence: Yvonne knows how ambiklutzerous William is. She loves him dearly though, even more than the scotch guard.!
Etymology: ambi (around, both, ) + klutz (clumsy, awkward) + dexterous (w/o the dexterity)
Multifail
Created by: wizzbritt
Pronunciation: Mul-tee-fay-ul
Sentence: I tried to brush my teeth while feeding the baby and jogging on the treadmill but ended up multi failing.
Etymology: Multi: more than one Fail: be unsucessful
Distasker
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: dihs-tahs-ker
Sentence: Whether it was calculated or not, every time Rip Van Winkle tried to do anything other than sleep, he showed his nagging wife he was a real distasker.
Etymology: Playing on DISASTER, using DIS/not + TASK/ a piece of work, usually assigned
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COMMENTS:
really like this word! - splendiction, 2009-05-13: 22:46:00
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Pluralost
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ploo-ral-ost
Sentence: Carter had to leave the orienteering club because he could not read a map, use a compass, carry a pack and observe the position of the sun at the same time to figure out his location. He was a pluralost.
Etymology: plural (more than one) + -ist (suffix as in pianist) + lost (disoriented)
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COMMENTS:
Good job! I was pluralost trying to figure out a word for this definition. - hyperborean, 2009-05-14: 12:35:00
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Scattertasking
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skatərtaskng
Sentence: Tom believes he is good at multitasking. Anybody near him knows that scattertasking is closer to the truth. If he has more than one thing to do at a time someone is going to be hurt, usually Tom. He's been known to scald himself with hot coffee, staple his fingers, poke himself in the eye with his cell phone and stab himself with a pencil, all before his computer could boot up.
Etymology: scatter (throw in various random directions) + tasking (a piece of work to be done or undertaken)
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COMMENTS:
LMAO! You're so FUNNY! GREAT word! - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-14: 10:53:00
Hey Buddy VOTE for some people on here every once in a while :) Not asking for myself pick words YOU like~ - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-14: 10:55:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann Thank you mweinmann ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann. Thank you mweinmann. ~ James