Verboticism: Cyclick

'Quit clicking on me. Use F5!'

DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or "refreshing" of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.

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Cyclick

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: sy/click

Sentence: Harry had cyclick phases where he would refresh the daily Verbotomy words so frequently that his finger was developing a double-click twitch.

Etymology: cyclic (on a regular basis) + click (the button)

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Comments: Cyclick

petaj - 2007-04-30: 05:15:00
Do you think it's a cycological problem?

pinwheel - 2007-04-30: 05:17:00
It could well be cycosomatclick!

Jabberwocky - 2007-04-30: 12:39:00
very nice!