Verboticism: Etwittermania

'Did you get my email?'

DEFINITION: A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart.

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Etwittermania

Created by: woofmaster

Pronunciation: e-twit-ter-may-nee-uh

Sentence: I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins. Your son -- your son has etwittermania. He's an etwittermaniac.

Etymology: From "e" (from e-mail, etc.), "twitter" (to twitter on, and, also, Twitter), mania (a suffix typically applied to obsessive behavioral disorders).

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