Verboticism: Hyperrelicate
DEFINITION: n. An old media format that is no longer popular or easily accessible, such as floppy disks, VHS tapes or stone tablets. v. To try to access data stored in an old-fashioned media format, especially it requires the use archaic technology and/or protocols.
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Obsolution
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: äbsəloōshən
Sentence: William loved old things. He loved books and vinyl records. He had the largest collection of 8-tracks of anybody he knew. When he snapped at one of his friends for teasing him he felt bad and decided to talk to his priest for guidance. After all who would understand him better than someone who's job was based on a book. When he got to church, he found that the confessional was now a cyber-cafe with a library of inspirational CDs and lessons on how to text the priest. Instead of absolution he got obsolution.
Etymology: obsolete (no longer produced or used; out of date)absolution (formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.)
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COMMENTS:
Obsolutley fabulous! - Nosila, 2009-01-07: 19:00:00
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Saurostinction
Created by: mokelmoney
Pronunciation: sore/ o/ stink/shon
Sentence: Hey! Johnny these floppy disk and VHS tapes are so out dated and old you must have bought them @ Caveman Charlie's store for the real dinosaur.
Etymology: Listen here! I don't mean to be rude but I need your attention. First, Happy New Year. I want to submit my own word and definition. Please Kahnumblem: noun: A build up of options where one must make a choice however it is difficult to choose one [for instance mate] option because every choice has a use and choosing may require life alterations.
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COMMENTS:
Please accept my own creation. "kahnumblem" - mokelmoney, 2009-01-08: 13:29:00
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Textinct
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: tik/stingkt
Sentence: The inability of any of today's computers to read the written data on the old large floppy disks have made them textinct.
Etymology: text + extinct
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COMMENTS:
Meaning readily apparent and so full! Ingenious choice of words to blend! Superb Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 18:30:00
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2008-03-14: 19:38:00
Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-16: 17:07:00
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Techstinct
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: tek STINCT
Sentence: Why is it that the VHS video format is considered boring and old-fashioned, while both the Beta tapes and the Beta machines required to play them, which are even older, are now considered "retro" and "cute?" I guess the closer something gets to becoming techstinct, the cooler it becomes for collectors due to its rarity.
Etymology: tech + extinct
Hdripdvd
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: SOUND IT OUT
Sentence: Man I have this old movie and I really want to watch it, but I only have it on HDRIPDVD, dude, I am so screwed. Even the pawn shops don't have those anymore. Now where's that laser disc?
Etymology: FILM-VHS-BETA-LASER DISC-DVD-HDDVD-BLURAY-DEATH
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COMMENTS:
Rippingly excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 18:28:00
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Passéimperfect
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pas say im pur fect
Sentence: Young Billy adored his grandfather and loved it when the old geezer told him stories about the passéimperfect. He knew his grandpa made this stuff up, but he loved to hear about the good old days anyway and in particular about the ancient tools they used. He regaled Billy with yarns about how his phone had numbers that went round and round when he stuck his finger in the holes for each set of numbers. Grandpa also told him about watching tv shows on the one channel in black & white and for some reason you needed a rabbit's ears to see the tiny picture better. (As if!) He also told him of cooking without using a microwave (yeah, right!) and buying big blocks of ice to keep everything in the fridge cold (you've got to be kidding!). That crazy Grandpa, he told Billy that a log on was something you put on a bonfire and that a link was something you put on your sleeves to keep the cuffs closed. He said a password was something you spoke into a grill on a door to get into a speak-easy (must be some kind of spellcheck for voice actioned computers?) Billy loved the really old things that Grandpa gave him. Like most boys his age, he loved dinosaurs. He was so excited today, because Grandpa was coming over and bringing him a thesaurus...he couldn't wait to play with it!
Etymology: passé (out of fashion) & past imperfect (grammar: tense imperfect refers to an action that is uncompleted or abandoned)
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COMMENTS:
Rrrawr! Oh no, here comes the fierce Thesaurus Rex!... That's hilarious. - Tigger, 2008-03-14: 03:09:00
All that was makes me curious about what is to come! Great etymology ... conveys the way passages from the old ... lead to the knew ... growing, evolving, better and better ... perfecting! A Perfectly wonderful sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 17:08:00
Thanks, Tigger & silveryaspen. I always thought the best name for the Toronto NBA Team was TorontoSaurus Wrecks...but no one would listen... - Nosila, 2008-03-14: 23:16:00
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Immuse
Created by: DragonRider428
Pronunciation: imm-yoos
Sentence: I found an immuse the other day - a record player!
Etymology: prefix "im" meaning "not" and "use"
Hieromedia
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Hi-row-me-D-a
Sentence: Josh's grandfather knew Josh needed something to research projects for school. Instead of buying him a lap-top computer, he brought him a complete volume of hieromedia - in this case encyclopedias.
Etymology: Combination of "Hiero" from hieroglyphic - the picture script of the ancient Egyptians; and "Media"
Yesterbrowse
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: YES-ter-browz
Sentence: Having only their father's discarded very ancient computer to rely on Darren and Warren had no choice but to resort to yesterbrowse methods of finding information.
Etymology: Blend of 'yesterday' and 'browse' (do searches on the internet)
