Verboticism: Wherizon
DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.
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Crypthphon
Created by: ashrogers1734
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I must crypthphon quickly! My phone has been lost for days, try to listen for the ring!
Etymology: Crypth - hidden or secret Phon - sound or telephone
Cellocator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SEL-oh-cayt-ehr
Sentence: Brad was forever misplacing his cell phone or having it hidden under a pile of clothing or other items and he had become fairly adept with his cellocator method which consisted of calling his cell from another phone, hoping to hear it ringing.
Etymology: Blend of 'cell' (cell phone) and 'locator' (a device for finding something)
Diallocate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dahyl-LOH-keyt
Sentence: A teasing telenigma taunted Bob with the usual "notingaling" when he tried to diallocate and phonepoint his cellphone.
Etymology: 1. Dial & locate. 2. Notingaling (Pr. no-ting-a-ling): The sound of a lost (cell) phone. 3. Phonepoint: Based on phone & pinpoint.
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COMMENTS:
I love notingaling - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-09: 09:38:00
Wow, four great words! ...Gets my vote. - Tigger, 2007-11-09: 19:21:00
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Telecryptone
Created by: juliadeboard
Pronunciation: tele-crip-tone
Sentence: Can I use your telecryptone to find my phone?
Etymology: tele-far, crypt-hidden,+ -one
Cryptalg
Created by: smstone0413
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A hidden pain, the ringing of the lost phone was a cryptalg.
Etymology: Crypt- Hidden alg- Pain
Tonely
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: tohn-lee
Sentence: When I called my cell I could hear its tonely sound coming from the pocket of my jeans. Now if I only knew where I left my jeans.
Etymology: tone + lonely
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COMMENTS:
nice word. brings back bad memories though - leechdude, 2007-11-09: 20:50:00
Celp! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-10: 05:12:00
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Bringtone
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My bringtone is The Real Slim Shady so that anyone who hears it will bring my phone to me.
Etymology: bring + tone
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COMMENTS:
good word! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-09: 11:26:00
thanks, jabberwocky. Loved yours yesterday, especially since I still have my ancient Atari :) - yellowbird, 2007-11-09: 15:58:00
First off the bat, an excellent word yellowbird - you have my vote! - Kevcom, 2007-11-11: 14:09:00
Spot on: great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-11: 16:30:00
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Wherizon
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: ware-I-zon
Sentence: I tried to wherizon my phone but I couldn't hear it now.
Etymology: Where + (ver)izon
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COMMENTS:
Also a good term for when you can't find a darn signal -- "I'm going to try to walk around a bit; see if I can wherizon up some bars." - Tigger, 2007-11-10: 23:49:00
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Cryptmne
Created by: nicolebolavage
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He wasn't able to cryptmne, because he had his phone on silent.
Etymology: crypt- hidden, secret mne- to remember
Alzherphoning
Created by: Floatzilla
Pronunciation: Like an American would say it
Sentence: "Whoever you are, go in the other room and listen while I'm altzerphoning."
Etymology: Tastless humorous reference to symptoms associated with Alzheimer's
