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DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
Copyousness
Top verboticism of the day created by Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: copy-us-ness
Sentence: Sam was a legend for his copyousness proclivity. He built a fortress around his cubicle with his favourite photocopies.
Etymology: copiousness(ample) + copy + us
Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments:
Welcome back, Jabberwocky! - Nosila, 2009-11-24: 01:14:00
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(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Appropirate: /ap-pro-pirate/ Fred would appropirate anything he found on the internet to use and share with his social network friends. He would download and copy apps, music, documents, photos and even books. Unfortunately, he ran into real trouble when he shared an app he had pirated with the person who created it. Etymology: app:software applications used on mobile electronics such as iphones or tablets; appropriate: to take or obtain; pirate: one who steals and plunders - to copy and distribute software without permission Created by: mrskellyscl.
Gnuplicate: /g-nooo-plee-kate/ Alvin was so egotistical that he decided to GNUplicate his genetic material and distribute himself freely to anyone who wanted to have him; however, once the open source developers got through with him he wasn't anything like himself. Everyone agreed, though, that they liked him better than himself, including his mother, who downloaded him to see if she could make some improvements on the original. Etymology: GNU (pronounced g-noo as one syllable with no vowel sound) is General Public License software that is "free" in the sense that the licensee can run, copy, distribute, change and improve the software. Developers from the Free Software Foundation depend on public interaction, improvement and support to continue their work and because of it, many software programs that were once financially out of the reach of certain entities such as schools can now use sophisticated software tools for teaching + duplicate: identically copied from an original Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments:
cute - Nosila, 2009-11-23: 19:24:00
Herox: /he-rocks/ Jason gave everyone herox duplicates of his trademark Cuban shirt for Christmas because he believed in the classic style. Grandma wasn't so sure... Etymology: he + rocks = play on word Xerox - a genericized trademark Created by: libertybelle.
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Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short stories "Printcrime" and "I-Robot" which are both appear in Overclocked. Thank you Cory! ~ James
I absolutely LOVE the illustration on the homepage... gorgeous. Who did it?
Hi inkvision, Thanks for positive review on the drawing. Glad you like it! It was created by me (James Gang), or one of my clones, I'm not sure which. But really, it was nothing, we just copied Cory. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James