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DEFINITION: n. A person who immediately answers all cell phone calls, then chats on and on, leaving the people they're with, hanging. v. To answer your phone even when you are in the middle of another conversation.
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Nophonetics
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: nofoneticks
Sentence: Mary's nophonetics meant that her firends got up and left the coffee shop without her.
Etymology: no - meaning haveing no phone - meaning hearing, particulary the mechanical hearing device uaed across distances ,abbreviation of telephone. ethics - moral guidelines
Talkitter
Created by: timmy
Pronunciation: Talk it ter
Sentence: Youre a talkitter! I'm a talkitter.
Etymology:
Cellfish
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sel-fish
Sentence: Todd's devotion to his smart phone is stupid. The way he flops from a real-world conversation to one form cyberspace shows he is just a cellfish.
Etymology: cell (short for cellular) + selfish (devoted to or caring only for oneself)
Celphcentered
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: self/sent/ured
Sentence: Jack was so celphcentered that he had his cell phone surgically attached to his ear so that he wouldn't miss a call.
Etymology: cell + self centered
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COMMENTS:
ExCELLent! (What? Someone had to say it...) Fits the definition perfectly. - Tigger, 2008-06-10: 10:30:00
You may joking about the surgery, but I bet this will be really happening within five years. And so the "me generation" will be ultimately be replaced by the "celphcentered generation". - wordmeister, 2008-06-10: 13:40:00
So very well constructed. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:09:00
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Telecommunicashunsexpert
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: tell-ee-cuh-myoo-knee-cay-shuns-ex-pert
Sentence: the first time he answered the phone she figured it must be important... but by the fourth phone call she realised he was a telecommunicashunsexpert
Etymology: telecommunications expert, shun
Polygamouth
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: poll igg am ow th
Sentence: he could'nt see how his polygamouth behaviour was interfering with his chances of having any polygomous behaviour.
Etymology: polygamy, mouth
Socioratic
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: sō'sē-ō-răt'ĭk
Sentence: It's not like they're 'A.D.D.' or have trouble concentrating across the board. Only in social situations. They're very socioratic jumping from conversation partner to conversation partner.
Etymology: socio (social/society) + erratic (Having no fixed or regular course; wandering)
Celloutish
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: cel-lout-ish
Sentence: David acted like a celloutish big shot, taking every call and ignoring Jill, even during the wedding.
Etymology: cell, as in cell phone/sellout, as in betray/loutish, as in rude
Junkia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: junn keee ya
Sentence: Her only way to sustain the relationship with this junkia was to call him up while they dated. There they would sit on the abandoned beach holding hands, while talking to each other on their mobiles.
Etymology: nokia, junkie
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:11:00
Very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:17:00
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Callgurl
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: cal-gurl
Sentence: Angela was ignored and jealous. Her boyfriend was a callgurl. And would respond whenever anyone called, regardless of what THEY were doing. And worst of all, he was paying for it by the minute. She started to think, that maybe she should charge...
Etymology: call girl
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COMMENTS:
Interesting:like your approach on this one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:11:00
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Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-04-05: 04:30:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James
pungineer - 2008-08-04: 07:15:00
Verbotomy - 2009-10-22: 03:35:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James