Verboticism: Ringslave
DEFINITION: n. A person who immediately answers all cell phone calls, then chats on and on, leaving the people they're with, hanging. v. To answer your phone even when you are in the middle of another conversation.
Ringslave
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋsleɪv/
Sentence: I worry about becoming a ringslave because I do answer the phone almost immediately every time it rings, but I think my humanity may be saved by the fact that I seem incapable of carrying on a conversation that lasts more than 30 seconds over the phone.
Etymology: From ring + slave
Points: 494
Comments: Ringslave
ErWenn - 2007-04-05: 08:31:00
I'm actually not quite that bad. I don't answer it at family events (unless it's more family), in theaters, or during class. And I always keep it on silent. But I worry about it nonetheless.
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-05: 08:56:00
Ringslave precedes ringworm.
wordmeister - 2007-04-05: 14:01:00
Ringworm at dinner? Yikes...
ErWenn - 2007-04-05: 23:26:00
Ringworm just about anywhere near me earns a "Yikes."