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DEFINITION: v. To look up your own name on a search engine. n., The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself.
Verboticisms
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Websturbation
Created by: sharktrager
Pronunciation: web-stir-BAY-shun
Sentence: Nothing beats sitting back in a big office chair and indulging in some serious websturbation now and again.
Etymology: From Web and Masturabation cleverly melded together in a seamless fashion.
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COMMENTS:
Lol. Flippin' hilarious! - scrink, 2008-01-23: 09:43:00
YES! YES! - scrabbelicious, 2008-01-23: 11:14:00
Yikes! What were you thinking? - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 17:52:00
Escuse me, waitress? I'll have whatever scrabbelicious is having... Good word — very, uh, stimulating. - Tigger, 2008-01-24: 02:03:00
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Idiosurf
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ID-ee-UH-surf
Sentence: Seeking self-realization and spiritual cybessence, Bob idiosurfed from morning to night.
Etymology: Blend of IDIO: A combining form from the Greek 'i`dios, meaning one's own, private, personal, peculiar, distinct. & SURF: to search through (a computer network or TV channels) for information
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COMMENTS:
Been there, done that. - Mustang, 2008-11-14: 07:02:00
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Selfsearcher
Created by: mzzmee265
Pronunciation: self-searcher
Sentence: I am a selfsearcher because i love to look my self up.
Etymology: self-you; searcher-to search
Cybessence
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: sahy-BES-uhns
Sentence: Seeking cybiquity, and in order to enhance his cybessence, Bob "U-tubed", "My-faced" and verbotomized from morning to night.
Etymology: CYBERESSENCE:(cyber&essence)Who one is in Cyberspace; ones name, image, works and deeds; ones life, very being, identifiable characteristics as a cyberoid. 2, CYBIQUITY: (cyber & ubiquity)-being everywhere at the same moment in cyberspace.
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COMMENTS:
so that's what you do all day - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-23: 12:56:00
Wow ... what a way to put your ego essence into cyber space! (wink) (lol) - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 18:03:00
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Whoamikidian
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Hoo-am-i-keed-e-an
Sentence: Carlos was a somebody, at least in his own mind. He was going make sure there was a place for him in cyberspace. He was a bit of a whoamikidian. If the truth be telth, he was a bit silly and had a lot of time on his hands for whoamikiding.
Etymology: who am i? old DOS command + kidding (hood winking or telling a white lie) (perhaps to oneself) + comedian (person with comedic sence) + (bookended by) wikipedia (an on-line user generated information source)
Googification
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: goōgəfikāshən
Sentence: in the ultimate act of googification, Joe had t-shirts made up that consisted of the results his self-googling. He perhaps could have been more proud if there was more on the web about him than his arrest record.
Etymology: google (a popular search engine) + gratification (pleasure or satisfaction)
Selfgooglefication
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: self/googl/fi/cay/shun
Sentence: It gave him such selfgooglefication to google himself on the internet that he developed a google giggle and sore fingertips.
Etymology: self-gratification + google
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COMMENTS:
Sounds kind of kinky. - Mustang, 2008-11-14: 07:03:00
I'm sure there is a self-help group for that somewhere! Good Word... - Nosila, 2008-11-14: 21:54:00
Did he succumb to goo, goo-googly eyes like Barney - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-16: 04:53:00
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Googlemasochism
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: gōō'gəl-mas-uh-kiz-uhm
Sentence:
Etymology: Google: To search for information using the Google search engine. Masochism: A psychological disorder in which sexual gratification is derived from being physically or emotionally abused.
Googlego
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /gugligeu/
Sentence: The new practice of googlego is the last trend. They say: If you don't appear, you don't exist.
Etymology: GOOGLEGO. From Google + Ego
Iselfasise
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: I-self-a-size
Sentence: He's such a tart always going on google and yahoo and msn search looking for himself, thinking he is some kind of superstar..' What? He doesn't iselfasise about himself does he?? What a poof.
Etymology: 'I' referring to the Internet, I-search, I-cam etc.. Self - That's self explanitory. Just asise as in fantasise, mesmerise etc..
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COMMENTS:
I C U ... through the net of cyberspace. Good job! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 18:06:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
yellowbird - 2008-01-23: 12:32:00
I had to suggest this one, since it's impossible to say 'He googled himself." with a straight face. :)
bananabender - 2008-01-23: 18:56:00
Great words to-day folks! Another fun day!
Hi everyone, thought I'd come back and see if there were some new cartoons. Some real die hards still here I see.
Nosila - 2008-11-14: 22:00:00
Welcome back, petaj...hope you are rejoining us soon! Cheers!
mweinmann - 2008-11-15: 08:24:00
I am going on vacation....no words from me next week. Have a great word week. I have given my logon to my daughter who is great with words but she probably won't have time to create any!!
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James