Verboticism: Stolange
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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Hyperphonism
Created by: ysledd
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His hyperphonism was beginning to give me a headache.
Etymology: Hyper-, excessive phon-, sound, voice ism-, belief in
Findbyringin
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: Say 'find' then ' by ' and finally , Ring and in "
Sentence: To track cellphones down , I like to findbyringin
Etymology:
Cowcell
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: cow-sel
Sentence: Not only do I keep losing my phone, but also keep forgetting where I am, so my wife tied a cellphone around my neck and told me to call it whenever I get lost. It works! 'Cause now I know where I am -- right here.
Etymology: Cowbell transformed by a cellular phone
Mnecrypt
Created by: eloper
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Trying to remember where his hidden phone is was a Mnecrypt.
Etymology: Greek: Mne- to remember Crypt- hidden
Blackberring
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: black-bear-ring
Sentence: My blackberry gets blackburied in my purse so I have to blackberring it to find it.
Etymology: blackberry: smart phone + ring: phone sound
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COMMENTS:
blackburied...love it - Nosila, 2010-03-08: 23:47:00
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Cryptalg
Created by: smstone0413
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A hidden pain, the ringing of the lost phone was a cryptalg.
Etymology: Crypt- Hidden alg- Pain
Vibraflinrin
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Vibe + Flin + Rin
Sentence: Alright bro, I'm gonna vibraflinrin my cell, so shut your mouth already!
Etymology: Vibrate + Fling + Ring
Logmnegloss
Created by: AcesOfHearts
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Once again, the irresponsible adult began logmenglossing to look for his phone.
Etymology: Log-Speech mne- to remember gloss-Language
Selfphone
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: self-fone
Sentence: When rummaging through the dirty laundry, garbage, and refrigerator didn't work, Bob tried to selfphone his number in the hope that he could hear his lost phone.
Etymology: cel phone, self
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COMMENTS:
I dig it. - dubld, 2007-11-09: 09:40:00
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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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