Verboticism: Hackmasker
DEFINITION: n. A self-deprecating computer virus which is constantly changing its identity due to problems with its logic and/or self-confidence. v. To randomly change your tune, just so you can bug other people.
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Variabuggle
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: vairy-a-bug-l
Sentence: I wish you would make up your mind. I am so tired of your variabuggling.
Etymology: variable + bug
Wormonger
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: woor monger
Sentence: Sally had inadvertantly loaded up the new wormonger virus by entering a contest online. So much for their viral security promises. Every time she tried to capture and elimiate it, it changed yet again. By the time the wormonger was done, Sally wondered how she could wriggle out of this one...
Etymology: Worm (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect; a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network) & Monger (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold) & WORDPLAY on Warmonger (a person who advocates war or warlike policies)
Frozentagalong
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: frozen/tag/a/long
Sentence: When Sally got her first computer it developed a virus that seemed to follow her wherever she went, corrupting any electronic functions. No matter how many times she changed her password it still caught her unawares. She referred to it as her frozentagalong.
Etymology: frozen tag ( a children's game where you can freeze a player by touching them) + tag along
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COMMENTS:
Mabye Sally should've used Babelfish to translate her password into TAGALONG! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-01: 14:53:00
"it still caught her unawares"< LOL!!! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-01: 16:42:00
great word for those frozen screens that force you to tagalong ... until close the window and start over. - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:34:00
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Metamorphasses
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: metəmôrfasəz
Sentence: When Judy went to college there was a group she referred to as the metamorphasses. This consisted of a bunch who was willing to jump into any new cause or trend. They would be environmentalists one day, guns-rights activists another. They could stage a food fight this week and collect goods for the food bank the next. Whatever rally or social gathering that was going on, they were there especially if it meant missing classes or if there was food to be had.
Etymology: metamorphosis (a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one) + asses (stupid, irritating, or contemptible people)
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COMMENTS:
Did my verbotomy inspire you to create this one? Imitation is the highest form of flattery. You flatter a lot of people quite often. - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 11:11:00
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Mubugtate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mew-bug-tait
Sentence: People who mubugtate at parties always end up alone and locked in the bathroom either vomiting or counting the bathroom tiles. Computers who mubugtate at parties always end up being crashed through the window or locked in the bathroom vomiting.
Etymology: mutate + bug (as in virus, and to annoy)
Hackmasker
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hak + mask + ur
Sentence: When I brought up today's word in Verbotomy, I encountered a virulous hackmasker. I saw that I had to enter my credit card number to continue playing my beloved Verbotomy and if I did not, my hard drive would be immediately erased. What was this world coming to? But after performing scans for malware and trying to find the process that was driving this pesky "pop-up", I finally realized that it was just a mask for a real hack....
Etymology: Hack (fix a computer program piecemeal until it works) Hacker (In common usage, hacker is generic term for a computer criminal, often with a specific specialty in computer intrusion), Masker (One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise) Also play on "taskmaster" (one who keeps others on task to complete a mission or project)except in this case, it is a masked hacker....without a pal named Tonto.
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-01: 14:38:00
Sentence, etymology, word - all three are outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:40:00
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Eebola
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eeeeeeee boh lah. wouldnt let me put in a hyphen as in e-bola, so added an extra e instead
Sentence: The new strain of eebola is so deadly that it can reduce a laptop to fajita status in less than five minutes
Etymology: ebola as in eeek e as in electronic.
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COMMENTS:
is the extra e supposed to make it look like a different virus? - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-01: 14:39:00
excellent word for a lethal computer terminal virus - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:23:00
Good word....taco very much - Mustang, 2009-04-02: 00:53:00
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Illogicalrambugifications
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Ill-log-ik-cal-ram-bug-if-fi-k-shuns
Sentence: Calvinator from The Geek Squad had to make a house call for Kay's new Bestest Buyist computer. It appeared she had been surfing "illogicalrambugifications" sites that caused her new computer to get infected with a incurable virus.
Etymology: Illogical;Contradicting or disregarding the principles of logic. Ram;Random access memory. Bug;A pest. If;Used to introduce an exclamatory clause, indicating a wish. ications;(slang) Taken in part from "indications;"Something indicated as necessary or expedient.
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COMMENTS:
NICE word fusion. I LIKE it! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-01: 16:13:00
I agree. I like the fusion. - kateinkorea, 2009-04-02: 09:12:00
Hugs! Thank you both :) There's SO much creative talent on this site! - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-03: 04:03:00
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Metamorviruse
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: met ah more veer ruse
Sentence: Of course, today being April 1, it is the day for the conficker virus to mutate and do its thing. No matter what we discover today, it will go down in history. Will it do so as one of the greatest April Fool's Day Johoax (jokes/ hoax) of this new century? Or for being the worst computer terminal illness ever caused by a metamorviruse?
Etymology: METAMORPHOSIS - to undergo marked or complete change. VIRUS - a corrupting, damaging computer program. RUSE - a clever plot or dirty trick that will deceive and take advange of others.
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COMMENTS:
Song of the day: Glow Worm !!! Glow little glow worm, glimmer, glimmer! Glow little glow worm shimmer, shimmer! Glow little glow worm, go go go ... and shall we have a beserking computer soon? My apologies for changing the last two lines! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 01:01:00
great word Silvery - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-01: 14:37:00
the ruse is the thing....good word! - mweinmann, 2009-04-01: 17:02:00
Excellent! - splendiction, 2009-04-01: 21:44:00
Great word, silvery...it's a metaforgone conclusion that some tomfoolery happened today! - Nosila, 2009-04-01: 22:22:00
Great word....best of the day. - Mustang, 2009-04-02: 00:52:00
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Chromotose
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: KROME-eh-tose
Sentence: Luckily for Miranda the virus that had infected her unprotected computer was basically chromotose, it's underlying logic distorted and it was basically a dormant program that devolved rather than evolving.
Etymology: Blend of 'chromosome' (One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division) and 'comatose' (in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli)
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COMMENTS:
Thought you also were referring to "chrome", the new google browser!! - mweinmann, 2009-04-01: 16:59:00
Great word! - Nosila, 2009-04-01: 22:29:00
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