Verboticism: Incelligent
DEFINITION: n. A person who engages themselves in several different communication channels at the same time, without paying attention to any of them v. To constantly switch your focus between cellphone calls, text messages, emails, and anything else that beeps.
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Obliveeoh
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Oh Bliv-E-Oh
Sentence: Cellsie Techoholic was so obliveeoh to the obstacles in front of her!
Etymology: Oblivious ~ Play on word and Oh! ~ To not be aware of or concerned about what is happening around or in front of yourself.
Macaroami
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mac/a/rome/ee
Sentence: Being the proud owner of a MacBook, an ipod and an iphone her brain became so confused that she stuck a feather in her cap and became a Macaroami!!
Etymology: mac + roam + macaroni
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COMMENTS:
Delightful! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 09:41:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-28: 15:30:00
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Multipodophreniac
Created by: doseydotes
Pronunciation: ˈməl-tˈī-ˈpäd-ə-ˈfre-nē-ˌak
Sentence: Martha is such a multipodophreniac that she's begun driving with her knees so she can operate three electronic devices at one time.
Etymology: Multi, from Latin, multus - meaning much, many; ipod, from Apple, ipodia - meaning overpriced teen impulse purchase; schizophrenia, New Latin, meaning totally freakin' crazy; and maniac, Late Latin, from maniacal - a driver more reckless than I am.
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COMMENTS:
A very humerous etymology, I must say. - stache, 2008-02-28: 11:27:00
Chuckles and kudos for your intriguing creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 12:38:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2008-02-28: 14:48:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-28: 15:31:00
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Polycrastinator
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /po-li-kras-tə-nāt-or/
Sentence: Unlike their kinfolk - PROcrastinators (i.e. those who do nothing all day), POLYcrastinators can do many nothings all at once, which makes them look extremely busy and productive.
Etymology: POLY – (fr. Greek) many; CRASTINUS – (fr. Lat) tomorrow, next day, future
Incelligent
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/cell/i/gent
Sentence: It takes a sophisticated and incelligent person today to command and control a Blackberry which is a able to act as a computer, phone, emailer, texter, gamer, GPSer, car starter, baby listening device, hair brush, electric shaver, nail filer and make-up mirror all in one and all at the same time while you're driving to work and eating breakfast.
Etymology: cell + intelligent
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COMMENTS:
Beeped all my bells! Ex'cell'ent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 09:14:00
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Ambitextrous
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: am-bi-tex-trous
Sentence: Although her ambitextrous abilities afforded her more time for her make up, she regretted telling her father about the underwear she had bought for his valentine's day treat.
Etymology: ambidextrous, text (message)
Multitascatterbrain
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mul-teh-task-SKAT-ehr-brane
Sentence: Muriel is an absolute mutltitascatterbrain, constantly engaged in texting her friends, monitoring her email, updating her blog page, doing her makeup, talking on the phone and watching soaps thru the day and remembering little of what she'd seen, heard or said.
Etymology: Blend of multitask and scatterbrain
Gizmotic
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Giz mot ick
Sentence: Jason tried in vain to untangle his handsfree cord before remembering he had the cordless earpiece in his pocket, swerving to miss a cyclist and cursing as the phone slipped from it's position between his shoulder and his ear. "Hang on!" he yelled at the phone as his beeper went off in his lap and he simultaneously read it and pulled the earpiece awkwardly from his pocket. "Dammit!" he exclaimed as his work mobile went off and he grabbed it automatically, fearing an emergency. He had to swerve again to narrowly miss a motorcycle and dropped the work mobile, scrabbling until he caught it mid-slide on it's way to the floor. "Jason here." he said, but it was Janeen on the other mobile wanting him to pick up bread. His beeper went of again and as he picked it up he heard his secretary's voice from the work mobile laughing. "Jason stop it! Just pick up your work phone and stop being gizmotic!" He complied just as he realised that light had actually been red.
Etymology: Gizmo - smallish technological tools frequently of dubious utility. Chaotic - descriptive of the chaos engendered by trying to answer, read or attend to multiple gizmos simultaneously.
Https
Created by: squarishtriangle
Pronunciation: aitch-tea-tea-pea-ess
Sentence: She finally came to admitting her addiction and convinced herself to see a therapist about her long suffering from the modern day pandemic HTTPS, online of course.
Etymology: Acronym for Hyper Text, Type and Phone Syndrome
Esultory
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: E-suhl-tawr-ee. Most likely, in line with current practice, written: "E-sultory".
Sentence: Bob, e-mok with cybricious e-nergy, skipped from E-bay to text messaging. But, unaware, with an i-pod in his e-ar, and in his own e-vironment, he stepped on the tele’s remote control, breaking it into tiny pieces. Consolatory, Roxie told him, “Don’t worry, with a few drops of e-poxy and e-verthing would be e-kay. But he e-gnored her, continuing on his esultory ways. Finally, e-xasperated with his electronic reverie, Roxie e-rupted, telling him that he needed to conduct his life with greater cybriety.
Etymology: Blend of "E" for electronic,as in E-mail, E-bay;(D)esultory: L. de + saltire(to leap)passing from one thing to another, without order, logical sequence; aimlessly. CYBRIETY:cyber & sobriety.CYBRICIOUS:cyber & capricious.
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Bob needs to be E-loose-sedated or E-mancipated from his life of E's! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 09:25:00
A.A. Milne was way ahead of his time with E-eyore - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-28: 12:39:00
Your e-laborate e-ssay is e-xcellent! E for e-ffort! - Nosila, 2008-02-28: 20:43:00
i love cybriety - petaj, 2008-02-29: 04:46:00
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