Verboticism: Hooktonclix
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.
Hooktonclix
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: hooked-n-clicks
Sentence: Shelly's hooktonclix resulted in uncontrollable contractions of her lumbricals. Part of her therapy was to set up a feed aggregator to do the updating for her.
Etymology: hooked on (addicted to) + Braxton Hicks (contractions experienced during pregnancy) + click
Points: 656
Comments: Hooktonclix
ohwtepph - 2007-04-30: 05:11:00
oooohhhh... Toni Braxton. XD
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-30: 06:59:00
Congrats on winning the mug, Petaj! Did you pick a verbotomy for it yet? I like your "tabooty".
petaj - 2007-05-01: 00:20:00
I think I'll go for "insultant" since it's my best one from last week.