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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.
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Denialine
Created by: Jeannie
Pronunciation: deny/a/line
Sentence: Her personal hygene had plummeted, she had become a slovern, her denialine was absolute!
Etymology:
Stinkohsurfer
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: stink-oh-sur-fer
Sentence: Bethanie Ohreeker lived on her computer and was known as being a reclusive stinkohsurfer girl.
Etymology: Stink - To Smell Badly, Body Odor Surfer - One who surfs the web.
Irrwebsponsible
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: ear-wib-spon-sib-el
Sentence: Two hours on that computer of hers and she becomes so irrwebsponsible that she sometimes forgets to breathe.
Etymology: Irresponsible (unreliable) + web (internet)
Virtucosmitis
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: VER-tyoo-KOZ-my-TISS
Sentence: I'm afraid he's come down with a bad case of virtucosmitis, Mrs Jenkins. We recommend either confiscating his electronic equipment, or locking him away in a padded room, for life.
Etymology: From "virtual" + "cosmos" (universe) + "-itis"
Netwrecked
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: net - rek -d
Sentence: I had a lot of stuff to do this weekend, but then I started reading wikipedia and got totally netwrecked.
Etymology: network + wrecked
Networerized
Created by: Ernie
Pronunciation: Net-Wor-Er-Ized
Sentence: I am online all day every day. I have been fully networerized.
Etymology:
Webfish
Created by: eljono
Pronunciation:
Sentence: That guy is so webfish, he's been online all day and hasn't fed hid kid yet.
Etymology: web + selfish
Ecivilated
Created by: jrinka
Pronunciation: e-civil-ated
Sentence: He's been ecivilated for months now.
Etymology: electronic, civilization
Cyberloser
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: sy-ber-loo-zer
Sentence: "No, it's not cool that you are a level 4 wizard on everquest - you're such a cyberloser."
Etymology:
Technegligent
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /tek-NEG-li-juhnt/
Sentence: Ralph's character in World of Warcraft was awesome — with some of the best armor and weapons available. But Ralph was technegligent IRL. He hadn't shaved or bathed in 4 or 5 days, and he'd barely slept in the last week. He'd called in sick at work twice, but after that he hadn't even bothered, and they'd finally stopped calling to leave him messages. He seemed to recall a girl he'd been dating, but she'd stopped calling, too... Anyway, his character rocked! That's what was important, wasn't it?
Etymology: Technology - electronic or digital products and systems (from Greek, tekhnologia "science of the mechanical and industrial arts") + negligent - failing in what duty requires; derelict or delinquent (from Latin, neglegere "to make light of, disregard")
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short story "Anda's Game" which is published in Overclocked. It was also suggested by HubbMU.
Thank you Cory and HubbMU! ~ James
Weeklink rants again and uncovers a few lost words from last week's verbacious verbuttle. Read: The Cup of Verbotomy, Part Deux.
HubbMU - 2007-05-08: 10:08:00
Thanks for using my definition!
Thank you HubbMu. It's a great definition. A lot of people can relate to it -- especially if they are gamers or bloggers. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-08: 12:52:00
Great to see all the new Verbotomists!
ECLUSIONIST is pretty good.
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James
cybersloth - 2010-01-02: 06:40:00
I would like to rebut your comments on the definition of cybersloth seen here (http://www.verbotomy.com/verbottle.php?jargonism_id=6790). 'cybersloth' is methodical and accurate, knows what move to make but it may take time. Not the friend of the impatient. From a theological view point I feel that you are free to think what you will about any subject; however you must be careful because all actions have consequences. Luckily I am not easily offended. I believe that I am not the only cybersloth, I may be the only one that is spelt exclusively with all lower case. By the way, I don’t use social networking sites and spend more time working on local resources both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’, if this does not make sense to you………. cybersloth. 02-01-2010