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DEFINITION: n. A message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller. v. To leave a message without identifying yourself.
Incallnito
Top verboticism of the day created by mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: in-call-nee-toe
Sentence: Jim preferred to be incallnito when he called friends, just in case he owed them money.
Etymology: incognito: one whose identity is concealed + call
Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments:
this is clever; like it! - mweinmann, 2009-09-24: 06:59:00
Love the word...and love your pic...you look just like a lady I worked with called Hazel, from England...any relation? - Nosila, 2009-09-24: 19:28:00
umm...no, although I have used witch hazel once or twice. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-24: 22:42:00
Which hazel did you use??? - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:34:00
More Top Verboticisms:
(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Callmoflage: /kall - moe - flaj/ It looked like a phone call, it looked like a message. Wait; it was a callmoflage because Monica could not tell who it was from. The identity of the caller remained hidden inside the message and could not be identified. Etymology: call, camoflage (hide by closely resembling the natural environment) Created by: mweinmann.
Comments:
The callmoflage before the storm...good word! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 00:31:00
Generovoice: /jen-aro-voyce/ Ginger tired to figure out who left the generovoice message, but couldn't because she didn't recognize the caller's voice. Etymology: Genero;(slang for "generic")Generic; is something that is general, common, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective. Voice; sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx; especially : sound so produced by human beings. Created by: abrakadeborah.
Fromwhonication: /from who nik kay shun/ Gisele hated the fact that all her 14 year old girlfriends left her messages, but she could not figure out who had sent them. She called this a fromwhonication and her friends could never figure out why she never called them back. Etymology: From who? & Communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information) Created by: Nosila.
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To see more verboticisms for this definition go to: Give me a call
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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