Verboticism: Undefinamorphic
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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Chromotose
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: KROME-eh-tose
Sentence: Luckily for Wanda, 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)
Fickon
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: FICK ON
Sentence: I heard a group of guys in the computer lab talking about making viruses. They were arguing over what they would call it, and they all had these clever names lined up one after another. I think these intellectual bullies should grow up and quit trying to complicate other people’s lives. So I stood up and told them that they should call their disasterpiece FICKON…named after the fickle, con artists that started it. To my chagrin I found out later that they liked the name because viruses changed often and they felt like they were pulling off a con.
Etymology: FICKLE: changing often and suddenly CONFICKER VIRUS: CON : a trick; an act of cheating
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COMMENTS:
Oh my! And if you don't like it you can just Fickoff???? - readerwriter, 2009-04-01: 10:11:00
Oh my is right! - kateinkorea, 2009-04-01: 10:47:00
Love the word and story, kate, and it isn't even a ficktional one! - Nosila, 2009-04-01: 22:25:00
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Undefinamorphic
Created by: michelleohmy
Pronunciation: un-dee-fine-uh-morph-ic
Sentence: In order to be elected, politicians should take an undefinamorphic stance on important issues in order to pander to different voter groups and to make it impossible for the general public to determine what their actual campaign platform is even.
Etymology: Tarskis undefinability theorem- the concept of truth in that arithmetic is not definable using the expressive means that that arithmetic affords; implies a major limitation on the scope of self-representation + Polymorphic Virus: viruses that encrypt or encode themselves in a different way (using different algorithms and encryption keys) every time they infect a system.
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)
Compupolymorphicmaladybug
Created by: btotheeck
Pronunciation: kom-pew-pol-lee-mor-fik-ma-lay-dee-bug
Sentence: Juan wanted to check on his fantasy basketball tourney standings when all of a sudden a compupolymaladybug appeared, went away, reappeared, and then changed his language settings to arabic and then back to english and then to greek and then offered coupons and then... well the list goes on and on, but in the end, he had given out his credit card info 5 times and signed up for free iPods and became completely sidetracked and missed the real basketball game.
Etymology: Compu- of or relating to computers, polymorphic- multiple changes, malady: an abnormal state, ladybug: an insect that is hard to determine whether or not it is in fact male or female (illustrates idea of confusion), bug: a type of computer glitch or fault that causes undesirable results.
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COMMENTS:
Awesome word Btotheeck! NOW we're talking :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-01: 16:03:00
Welcome! Like the ladybug at the end of your verbotomy. - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:16:00
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Bacillusvacillus
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ba-sil-us-va-sil-us
Sentence: The whole world was braced in anticipation of the dreaded basillusvacillus infection that was burrowing itself in random computers looking for their eharmony and twitter passwords and other sensitive information.
Etymology: Bacillus (virus) Vacillate (change, vary) Us (us)
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COMMENTS:
always enjoy a rhyme - makes it easier to remember and brings smiles much of the time - silveryaspen, 2009-04-01: 21:20:00
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Vermista
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: verh-mihs-ta
Sentence: After it was exposed that Vermista was not the latest version of the world's largest computer operating system, its creators restructured and began growing the herb, Wormwood, and producing a remedy for intestinal worms they called Vermouthsta. When that failed they decided to produce a red dye and began breeding and then drying the bodies of the wood louse. They called it Vermilionista. After that failure, they thought about opening an Italian restaurant specializing in what they would call Vermicellista. But, alas, in the end they would not repent and on the Judgement Day they were sent to the place where "their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched."
Etymology: From VERMIS, the Latin for worm.
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COMMENTS:
I'm just mad about saffron.... - metrohumanx, 2009-04-01: 14:52:00
hahaha...this was great!! - mweinmann, 2009-04-01: 17:02:00
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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
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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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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