Verboticism: Egoogetter
DEFINITION: v. To look up your own name on a search engine. n., The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself.
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Searchowninfoing
Created by: wackyscience
Pronunciation: serch-own-info-ing
Sentence: Harry was searchowninfoing when his laptop went beserk and turned into an evil monster knowing only three words, "No Results Found.". Later, Harry wasn't found too.
Etymology: The word takes its roots from the action of searching one's own information on the internet or any other appropriate media.
Selfgooglefication
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: self/googl/fi/cay/shun
Sentence: It gave him such selfgooglefication to google himself on the internet that he developed a google giggle and sore fingertips.
Etymology: self-gratification + google
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-23: 15:59:00
Is that like a baby giggle ... goo goo ??? Delightful sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 17:55:00
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Googlewacked
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: goo ghul waakd
Sentence: Jeremy was so googlewacked, he began grabbing the phonebook and Googling other people named Jeremy.
Etymology: Google (popular search engine) + wacked (crazy, obsessed)
Idiosurf
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ID-ee-UH-surf
Sentence: Seeking self-realization and spiritual cybessence, Bob idiosurfed from morning to night.
Etymology: Blend of IDIO: A combining form from the Greek 'i`dios, meaning one's own, private, personal, peculiar, distinct. & SURF: to search through (a computer network or TV channels) for information
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COMMENTS:
Been there, done that. - Mustang, 2008-11-14: 07:02:00
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Googlego
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /gugligeu/
Sentence: The new practice of googlego is the last trend. They say: If you don't appear, you don't exist.
Etymology: GOOGLEGO. From Google + Ego
Autoeeroticism
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aw toe eee rot iss izm
Sentence: His autoeeroticism cost him two jobs, three marriages and approximately eight mousemats a year
Etymology: autoeroticism, ee as in e as in electronic
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word. Marriages and jobs are one thing, but losing those mousemats is a devastating and traumatic experience. ;-) - Mustang, 2008-01-23: 07:59:00
very punny - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-23: 12:56:00
Fun pronounciation and creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 18:00:00
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Egoogle
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ego/ogle
Sentence: He loves to igoogle so he egoogle himself for hours a week, just to make himself feel important.
Etymology: ego + ogle (check out)