Verboticism: Spamtastic
DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
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Chainlitter
Created by: theCountess
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Edna was known for chainlittering, with her indiscriminate bulk forwarding of all trivial emails.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-11-23: 17:55:00
good one - Nosila, 2009-11-24: 01:13:00
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Plagiarific
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: plag/er/if/ick
Sentence: Teddy was a plagiarific salesman of the latest and greatest ideas he "borrowed" from the business books on the 'Best Sellers List'.
Etymology: plagiarize + terrific
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COMMENTS:
rolls off the tongue. - teleolurian, 2007-05-07: 19:11:00
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Digivalry
Created by: teleolurian
Pronunciation: didj-IV-ul-ree
Sentence: Out of digivalry, I just sent you a link to my mp3 server.
Etymology: digital + chivalry
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COMMENTS:
It's nice to see such kindness (and clever words) in this day and age. - wordmeister, 2007-05-07: 21:50:00
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Mimeopath
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: mim-ee-oh-path
Sentence: Jill did a mimeopath of herself in her prom dress, handing it out to everyone she knew and didn't know.
Etymology: mimeograph, psychopath
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COMMENTS:
mellifluous - teleolurian, 2007-05-07: 19:11:00
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Narcissentmail
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: nar-siss-sent-mail
Sentence: After slaving over his thesis, Fred engaged in a small degree of narcissentmail by spamming everyone in his address book with a copy.
Etymology: Narcissistic and "sent mail"
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COMMENTS:
Isn't that more like ham than spam? - jedijawa, 2007-05-08: 10:47:00
Good word! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-08: 21:04:00
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Splenditto
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /splen-DIT-oh/
Sentence: Whenever Ryan stumbled onto something he thought was new and hip, he'd try to get his friends and people around him to splenditto him. He liked to think of himself as a trendsetter, but usually those people would ignore his suggestions, or pretend to be interested just to humor him.
Etymology: Splendid - excellent, fine, or very good (from L. splendidus "magnificent, brilliant") & Ditto - to duplicate or repeat an action or statement (from Italian, detto, pp. of dire "to say")
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COMMENTS:
I like SPLENDITTO, Tigger! It's a lot of fun to pronounce. It implies adulation with just a smattering of sarcasm. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:41:00
ditto - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-07: 11:33:00
Great! A word I can use myself....mega-splendittoes.....oops, I did it, didn't I? - Mustang, 2008-07-07: 18:59:00
Splenditto, faditto, elfadoraditto, ditto-ditto - I like it; great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-07: 19:25:00
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Cloneforall
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: clone-for-all
Sentence: The four horsemen donned their identical outfits featuring feathered hats and sharp swords before jumping onto their identical horses. "Cloneforall and all for clone" they shouted their motto in recognition that their costume was so de rigeur that everyone should be provisioned just so. Kicking their horses' flanks they rode into town to distribute a similar ensemble to each of the good burghers.
Etymology: motto of the three musketeers + clone
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-07: 12:06:00
I just keep imagining the cone(clone) heads from Saturday Night Live - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-07: 12:56:00
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Imitake
Created by: fredini
Pronunciation: Im-i-take
Sentence: He is so imitaking your style!
Etymology: imitate +take
Replipeat
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: REP-leh-peet
Sentence: Using his latest copying software on his computer Newton felt no guilt whatsoever when he'd take the ideas and theories of others and replipeat them as if they were his own.
Etymology: Blend of words "Replicate" (to duplicate, or reproduce) and "Repeat" (to do, make, or perform again)
Loonux
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loo nuks
Sentence: He used loonux to develop his huge network of loonies.
Etymology: loon linux