Verboticism: Fingerbald

DEFINITION: n., A wear mark, or shiny spot, which appears on a heavily used computer touch-pad, mouse or keyboard. v., To wear down or erode through repetitive clicking, tapping or poking.
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Eekrosion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: eek ro shun
Sentence: Minnie's mouse was worn away by eekrosion. She had used her computer a million times to meet the demands of her boss, but now the surface was taking on a dull patina and she was sure eekrosion was creeping in. It was a pity, always having to work with a Mouse...but that was the price you paid for going to work at the office of the Disney Corporation!
Etymology: eek (the squealing sound people in cartoons make when they see a mouse) & erosion (condition where the finish or top layer is worn away by wind, water or constant friction) & e-rosion (electronic wearing away of something)
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COMMENTS:
Last week I captured a mouse in a strongbox and released it in the woods. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:17:00
This week I cornered a rat in my office and made him apologize for doing something stupid...I think the 4 legged ones would be easier to train... - Nosila, 2008-10-17: 22:17:00
Hahaha...I just detected mouse #2- a close relative of #1, i guess. Time to set up the strongbox again. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-18: 06:40:00
I caught a mousy brown rat weaseling into a pussy's prim pudding. - zxvasdf, 2008-10-18: 15:15:00
Mice are like insects...when you kill one, all his relatives show up for the funeral! - Nosila, 2008-10-18: 23:36:00
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Hardwear
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hard-wayr
Sentence: Simon's friends referred to his keyboard, mouse and mousepad as his hardwear because of the excessive wear shown on them by his overly rough use.
Etymology: Blend of 'hard' and 'wear', a play on the word 'hardware'.
Nervhole
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Look another nervhole.Somebody ger her a xanex,then she'll slow down.
Etymology:
Fingerwax
Created by: jkernen1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The keyboard appeared old and a thin layer of fingerwax had been applied.
Etymology: finger + wax
Shinetalic
Created by: sipsoccer
Pronunciation: (shine-tal-lic)
Sentence: I see your mouse has a shinetalic spot on it from major usage.
Etymology: shine-bright,glows,shiny talic-part of metallic, which also means shiny.
Deteriorashine
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: də/ter/e/or/a/shīn
Sentence: Wendel was proud of the deteriorashine on his keyboard. To him, it was a sign of a hard worker. The fact that most of the printed letters on the keys were almost rubbed off equated to the many hours he spent clacking away. As he ran his hand over the top of his head, he beamed at the thought that heavy-duty use of his brain could also cause deteriorashine.
Etymology: deterioration (become progressively worse) + Shine (reflect light because clean or polished)
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COMMENTS:
great! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-17: 11:53:00
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Crapdoo
Created by: jeremy21
Pronunciation: /crap-doo/
Sentence: That dude crapdooed on the wrong person. Crapdooing is not the way to go
Etymology: Old american- coming from some old english
Typblation
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Typ b la tion
Sentence: Visitors to his apartment always became astounded to find ancient keyboards and mouse devices covered with advanced typblation. "Yer sure pushing the mileage with that hardware!"
Etymology: Type (to press keys) & ablation (erosion from repetitive contact)
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COMMENTS:
Veru apropos! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 10:37:00
terrific! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-17: 11:59:00
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Keyflawed
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Kee-flor-d
Sentence: Susan was a perfectionist so when the keyboard on her computer became marked by overuse, she insisted that the shop where she bought it from gave her a replacement due to it becoming keyflawed.
Etymology: Keyboard(a panal of keys for use with a computer) + Flawed(marked,become spoilt) = Keyflawed
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COMMENTS:
nice one - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-17: 11:55:00
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