Verboticism: Betafied
DEFINITION: n. An old media format that is no longer popular or easily accessible, such as floppy disks, VHS tapes or stone tablets. v. To try to access data stored in an old-fashioned media format, especially it requires the use archaic technology and/or protocols.
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Technoglyphics
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Tek-no-gliffiks
Sentence: When young Henry was given a set of books for Christmas he spent half an hour looking for the battery compartment, his mum explained that you actually had to read them. Henry was so astounded with the technoglyphics he thought about putting them in an antiques auction.
Etymology: Techno(abbrieviation for technological) + Hieroglyphics(ancient Egyptian script) = Technoglyphics
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COMMENTS:
so sad - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-07: 14:24:00
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Techstinct
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: tek STINCT
Sentence: Why is it that the VHS video format is considered boring and old-fashioned, while both the Beta tapes and the Beta machines required to play them, which are even older, are now considered "retro" and "cute?" I guess the closer something gets to becoming techstinct, the cooler it becomes for collectors due to its rarity.
Etymology: tech + extinct
Hyperrelicate
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: hayh-per-rel-i-cayt
Sentence: With blu-ray technology coming on, Devon pondered if he would have to move his massive CD collection to join his boxes of cassettes, LP's and 45's, and 8-track tapes. Feeling a bit nostalgic, he went to go look for the list of titles that he had packed away in the early 90's. To his dismay, he realized he wouldn't be able to find it because it was saved on a hyperrelicate: a floppy disk.
Etymology: hyper- over,beyond + relic- an object of the past + -ate, a Latin suffix occurring in nouns
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COMMENTS:
Like you, I have all those old relics and the devices for playing them them. If I took them out of storage I could fill an entertainment center with the museum pieces and charge the young ones to come play with it! Are we just a bit relicated? Superword! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-14: 18:07:00
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Obsoletist
Created by: wayoffcenter
Pronunciation: äbsəlētist
Sentence: Tommy feels that much of the best technology has been passed over because the majority of people are too dumb to appreciate it. He is a self-avowed obsoletist. Blackberry? iPhone? Forget them. He has his PDA and he's sticking with it.
Etymology: obsolete: no longer produced or used; out of date + elitist: a person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite
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COMMENTS:
Fun stuff! - artr, 2009-01-07: 06:39:00
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Moldenoldies
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: molden - old - ees
Sentence: All my moldenoldies are on 8-track tapes or records. My 8-track player has broken and the records have stopped going around.
Etymology: Mold ( a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter Oldies (Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s) Golden Oldies (popular hits of the past).
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-07: 14:21:00
Better clean em out before they start to smell! Cute create! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-07: 14:44:00
I like it. - Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:47:00
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Protogram
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: Pro-toe-gram
Sentence: Still using your brain to think? It's such a protogram. Try google, you Neanderthal.
Etymology: Proto(prefix meaning earliest form of something) + Program
Prehistortech
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: pree-hiss-tore-teck
Sentence: Billy didn't even know what to do when his dad gave him an old record player and records. This was too prehistortech for him so he thought he had to cut the records down to size to fit into his cd player. Dad quickly corrected him after destroying his first Elvis record.
Etymology: pre-historic (very old, before history) + tech (short for technology)
Yesterbrowse
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: YES-ter-browz
Sentence: Having only their father's discarded very ancient computer to rely on Darren and Warren had no choice but to resort to yesterbrowse methods of finding information.
Etymology: Blend of 'yesterday' and 'browse' (do searches on the internet)
Gadjettison
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: gadg jettison
Sentence: Gadgets evolve so quickly, that those of today, are outdated tomorrow, and become gadjettisons.
Etymology: GADGETS, JETTISON. GADGETS - machines, objects, things. JETTISON - throw out, get rid of, abandon, discard, ditch, chuck, dump, chuck out
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COMMENTS:
Egad! another top word! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-07: 12:05:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-07: 14:23:00
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