DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.

Misnology

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Painvention: /pain + ven + shun/ This fancy-new phone is supposed to do everything, but it's such a painvention that I can't figure out how to make it do anything. Etymology: pain + invention Created by: Osomatic.

Ohnovation: /oh-noe-vay-shun/ Their last software release was the most ohnovative offering yet: simply chock a block with ohnovations! Please, kill me before any more ohnovating goes on. Etymology: Oh no! (as in "Oh no!, That's not what I frickin' wanted", or "Oh. no. you. didn't.") + innovation Created by: ScrabbledEgg.

Comments:

nice one. - galwaywegian, 2007-09-14: 07:29:00

it sounds like Mr. Bill from old Saturday Night Live skits ("Oh no!!) - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 14:54:00

Crapparatus: /krap-uh-rat-us/ The new toaster was such a piece of crapparatus that we couldn't even figure out where to put the toast in. Etymology: crap + apparatus Created by: Scrumpy.

Comments:

great! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-14: 07:28:00

that's fun to say. I'm going to adopt this into my daily lexicon. - younger, 2007-09-14: 09:30:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:16:00

Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-14: 10:50:00

Hilarious. Voting now. - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:41:00

I toast you: great word. But remember toast is the strangest of all foods: it is eaten in the morning and drunk at night! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:27:00

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