Verboticism: Asciphilia

'Did you get my email?'

DEFINITION: A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart.

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Asciphilia

Created by: DrHarvey

Pronunciation: Ass-key-fill-eya

Sentence: I've managed to impress the girl across from me at the library - I think - though our relationship is purely asciphilic.

Etymology: 'Ascii' - form of digital text or code '-philia' - from the Greek 'to love'

Points: 470