Verboticism: Metamorviruse

'I think you have worms...'

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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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.

Points: 1940

Comments: Metamorviruse

silveryaspen - 2009-04-01: 01:01:00
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!

Jabberwocky - 2009-04-01: 14:37:00
great word Silvery

mweinmann - 2009-04-01: 17:02:00
the ruse is the thing....good word!

splendiction - 2009-04-01: 21:44:00
Excellent!

Nosila - 2009-04-01: 22:22:00
Great word, silvery...it's a metaforgone conclusion that some tomfoolery happened today!

Mustang - 2009-04-02: 00:52:00
Great word....best of the day.