Verboticism: Cybereliance
DEFINITION: n. A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart. v. To email, twitter, or text compulsively.
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Machooked
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: mac + hooked
Sentence: They were so machooked that they would chat on and on without ever saying a word to each other, despite being in the same room.
Etymology: You've heard of a Macbook, right? Right.
Efaildialogin
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: E-fAle-dIa-log-in
Sentence: Seems Jill can't communicate in person. The problem is, her computer is at the repair shop. Jill is experiencing efaildialogin and can't communicate at all.
Etymology: email/fail/dialogue/log in
Ediction
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee dik shun
Sentence: Best pals Joanie and Charlie had such an ediction to their computers, they barely spoke to one another. Most of their communication was through their e-mails, texts and twitters. They did not even think it odd that they paid so much for their on-line chats, which they could do for free in person. This e-pulsive e-havior and e-diction was one of the e-vils of the e-lectronic e-ra, e-pparently!
Etymology: e-electronic;addiction (compulsion; habit-forming;psychological necessity)
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COMMENTS:
e-gad - galwaywegian, 2011-02-07: 10:20:00
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Elecbonics
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ee-lec-bon-ix
Sentence: Bob had an addydiction and spoke only in elecbonics, so by the time he could e-mail his coworkers that he "did believe he was experiencing an acute myocardial infarction," it was too late.
Etymology: electronic, ebonics
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COMMENTS:
it actually sounds like a malady - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 10:17:00
Hmmmm.... let me see if I can change it. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-06: 11:29:00
that's a good word too - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 13:41:00
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Emalady
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: ee/ma/ladd/ee
Sentence: He has a classic case of emalady. He 'emaladresses' his sister whilst in the same room as her.
Etymology: Email + Malady ( = a disease / a disorder).
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COMMENTS:
I also came up with "emaladress" from Email + maladdress (=Bad address; an awkward, tactless or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one). - toralora, 2007-03-06: 00:33:00
yes indeedy, ma'lady... - Alchemist, 2007-03-06: 08:18:00
Aw geez. I'm really having an off day. I just now got Alchemist's remark. I must have been visited by a doltergeist. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-06: 18:37:00
Great one! - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:02:00
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Emailady
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: E-mail ad ee
Sentence: You could watch Carol and Emma from accross the office constantly in a situation of Emailady, unable to even say a word but still talking through their email.
Etymology: from email and malady
Wwwinfatuation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ooo win fat you ay shun
Sentence: "this wwwinfatuation is getting out of hand" as he fished the palmtop out of the toilet bowl, complete with its waterproof cover which he had designed after the last incident.
Etymology: www, infatuation
Techaddiction
Created by: lalaland6868
Pronunciation: Teck-Ah-Dick-shun
Sentence: Techaddiction is feared by most because it is believed to be taking over the next generation.
Etymology: Tech-technology Addiction- a strong attraction to.
Consensualstext
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/sen/shu/al/ste/xt
Sentence: Texting constantly is quite alright as long as it's consensualstext.
Etymology: consensual sex + text
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COMMENTS:
textsational! - Nosila, 2011-02-08: 00:38:00
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Emation
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: ee-ma-shon
Sentence: Well, you have to become part of the office culture, of course, if you want to achieve emation
Etymology: e = (abbr) electronic mail. mation = the process of making friends