Verboticism: Simulationship
DEFINITION: v. To be so immersed in a virtual world that you forget about your responsibilities to the physical world -- like your job, your family, or even feeding and washing yourself. n. A person who lives exclusively in their imagination.
Simulationship
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sim-u-la-tion-ship
Sentence: Jenna withdrew from her family and friends in favor of the simulationships she made in Second Life. There she dated a handsome avatar she met at a virtual rock concert and almost had enough saved up to buy her own island.
Etymology: simulation: the representation of the behavior or characteristics of a system through the use of another system, especially designed for the purpose + relationship: an emotional or other connection between people **Second Life is a free 3D virtual world where people can socialize, connect, create pseudo lives and even work.
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