Verboticism: Cellicit
DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.
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Cellflocation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: self-location
Sentence: Miranda had misplaced her mobile phone so many times that she had downloaded a special ringtone of Kelly Clarkson's song "you found me" for those cellflocation calls. At last she had really found herself.
Etymology: cell (as in cellphone) + self + location (the act of finding something)
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COMMENTS:
If it were only so easy to "find one's self"... Kudos for working Kelly Clarkson into your sentence. "Aaah, Kelly Clarkson!! -- Steve Carell, from 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' - Tigger, 2007-11-09: 02:56:00
good one petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-09: 10:20:00
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Cellicit
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cell/lis/it
Sentence: When Joe misplaces his phone, he cellicits it by relying on the cellhearular method of calling his own number and listening carefully for his personal and unique ring tone.
Etymology: CELLICIT - verb - from - CELL PHONE + ELICIT (to bring, draw out, or call forth)
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 10:10:00
Cellicit is also when telemarketers for phone companies call you at home, during dinner, every night! - Nosila, 2008-10-08: 20:33:00
Excellent - Mustang, 2008-10-09: 05:17:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-09: 17:03:00
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Cellapper
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: sel-LAP-per
Sentence: Whenever my cell phone is misplaced, I cellapper it, and voila! there it is, aglow in the black hole of my purse, or singing within the sofa cushions.
Etymology: cell: short for cell phone. The Clapper: a sound activated invention that switches on and off lamps.
Cellarouse
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SEL-uh-rouz
Sentence: Brent was forever losing his cell phone in the clutter around his apartment and would often resort to a technique he called 'cellarouse' wherein he would call his cell from another phone hoping to locate the cell by it's ring.
Etymology: Blend of Cell (for cell phone) and arouse...to awaken.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-08: 10:10:00
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Crypthesis
Created by: delanybug
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I lost my phone a few days ago, its now in a crypthesis place never to be seen again.
Etymology: crypt-hidden the-place a hidden place, no where to be found.
Faultercall
Created by: haptotrope
Pronunciation: Fawl-ter-call
Sentence: Peering into the breeze of the abyss of things, and piles, and dirty underwear, Bill knew that the cellphone was there... so close, but a faultercall away.
Etymology: Faulter - being at fault, also evokes earthquake "fault" - and Call; phone call.
Diallocate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dahyl-LOH-keyt
Sentence: A teasing telenigma taunted Bob with the usual "notingaling" when he tried to diallocate and phonepoint his cellphone.
Etymology: 1. Dial & locate. 2. Notingaling (Pr. no-ting-a-ling): The sound of a lost (cell) phone. 3. Phonepoint: Based on phone & pinpoint.
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COMMENTS:
I love notingaling - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-09: 09:38:00
Wow, four great words! ...Gets my vote. - Tigger, 2007-11-09: 19:21:00
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Fringer
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: fring-ger
Sentence: Yesterday I couldn't find my cell phone. I had to fringer it from my land line. Turns out it was on the roof of my car.
Etymology: Mash up of Finger and Ring. Finger: Greek Finger; To discover, locate. + Ring: Old English hringan; To announce or proclaim.
Cryptophonagogue
Created by: 718114
Pronunciation:
Sentence: We cryptophonagogued my phone and followed the hidden sound to it.
Etymology: Crypt: hidden, secret Phon: sound Agogue: to lead
Myselocate
Created by: badsnudge
Pronunciation: my sell uh kate
Sentence: Henrietta did not accompany Herman to the dog show because she could not successfully myselocate her mobile phone and she was awaiting an important call from her dentist who eventually informed her that the radio signal she was receiving through her molar was actually not transceiver-related, but rather a side effect of the anti-psychotic medication she was taking.
Etymology: my+cell+locate
