Verboticism: Noverwhelm
DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.
Noverwhelm
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: no-Ver-welm
Sentence: When a packet of "smart dust", along with an instructional manual to rival "War and Peace," arrived at Bob's home he thought that he was about to be at the forefront of technological innovation. But after an hour of technolunacy trying to figure out how to apply the dust to make his house environmentally friendly, Bob started banging his avanthard head against a wall. Finally, reluctantly and noverwhelmed, he switched the vacuum cleaner on, and started sucking up this technoxious nanotechinanity.
Etymology: Blend of Nov(L):new & overwhelm: render helpless
Points: 425
Comments: Noverwhelm
Jabberwocky - 2007-09-14: 12:53:00
I really like nanotechnicanity