Verboticism: Brainary
DEFINITION: v. To be so dependent on computers and other gadgets, that you cannot communicate or even think without them. n. A person who cannot communicate, or even think, without using an electronic device.
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Syndrotechnophilin
Created by: someperson101
Pronunciation: sɪndrotɛknofɪlən
Sentence: The syndrotechnophilin usually doesn't get out of bed, but it served by his/her phone (by ordering pizza) and will lay by the door and wait for pizza.
Etymology: syndrome + technophile
Idetentee
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: Eye Dee Ten Tee
Sentence: Paula thought it rather cute (if a little Jobsian) of her friends to refer her as an iDetentee. Being a touch dyslexic, she would often joke back that she was *not* having an iDetentee crisis. Unfortunately this meant she never realised that her friends were really calling her an ID10T.
Etymology: i (eye?): An Apple (i)nspired (i)nternet fad to begin the name of anything to do with technology with an (i). Detent: to arrest, detain. Detentee (neol): One who is detained. Idiot: One who crashes car whilst txt'ing on a cell/mobile/pda, for example.
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COMMENTS:
A multilayered verbotomy of true sophistication. Kudos!! - dochanne, 2009-05-06: 01:04:00
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Techpendence
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: tek pen dun ce
Sentence: Richard and Amy were in such a horrible state of techpendence, neither could remember how to breath without having some device remind them to, show them how to, or do it for them.
Etymology: Technology (computers, gadgetry) + dependence (reliance upon something)
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COMMENTS:
I know those two! - Nosila, 2009-04-30: 18:58:00
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Gadgamnesia
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: gaj' -am nee' zha
Sentence: Between her twitter, facebook, and verbotomy, identities, her gadgamnesia had set in once again and couldn't remember her own name
Etymology: N.E. (u.w.s)
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COMMENTS:
I love the word. That's how you guys talk on the Upper West Side? - hyperborean, 2009-05-01: 20:46:00
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Gismaddiction
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: GIZ-auh-dik-shun
Sentence: Being smitten with a very passionate gizmadiction, Warren could not pass up any opportunity to fiddle with technological toys or devices and often made a complete fool of himself as he did not have a thorough understanding of some of the systems and applications he often used.
Etymology: Blend of 'gizmo' (A mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown; a gadget) and 'addiction' (Compulsive physiological and psychological need)
Ebrainsupport
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: e brain sup port
Sentence: After the heavy use of electronic devices, multimedia cell phones, greyberries and computers, dependency occurs: the human brain ceases to function independently, and requires ebrainsupport systems to think. While on ebrainsupport, an individual can produce thought, make basic decisions, access memory stored on the system. Consider Ella here: her ebrainsupport remembers her name for her and can do many things for her. Unfortunately, those who reach brain death and require ebrainsupport lose a sense of who they really are - personality becomes redundant.
Etymology: From LIFE SUPPORT and electronic = electronic brain support system.
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COMMENTS:
bye ;/ - splendiction, 2009-04-30: 23:10:00
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Tweetwit
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tweeee twiht
Sentence: They were the perfect couple, he was a tweetwit, she was a tweetwitterher
Etymology: tweet, twit
Yahooked
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ya hookt
Sentence: He was so yahooked that he failed to see that her Mozillas were so big, they'd have googled his eyebrowsers!
Etymology: Yahoo (Internet browser; also not very intelligent or interested in culture) & Hooked (as in addicted to a drug)
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COMMENTS:
funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-30: 12:48:00
yes I agree. - splendiction, 2009-04-30: 23:08:00
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Ethetic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ee-thet-ik
Sentence: When it comes to personal communications Wendall is ethetic. If he can't email, text, IM or tweet he can't communicate. Most of his "friends" don't even know what his voice sounds like.
Etymology: e (electronic) + pathetic (causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable)
Brainary
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: brain-a-ree
Sentence: Being technically minded, Nerdia, could really only process names and addresses if they were stored digitally in her smartphone. She was the perfect example of a brainary.
Etymology: brain + binary
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COMMENTS:
That Nerdia! She really is one zero ... - emdeejay, 2009-04-30: 02:15:00
That Nerdia is a brainiac! - Nosila, 2009-04-30: 18:56:00
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