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DEFINITION: v., to post sticky notes all over the place, including sticky notes to remind you to read the previously posted sticky notes. n., an obsessive compulsive dependency on sticky notes.
Verboticisms
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Postitchy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: poe sti cheee
Sentence: She was so postitchy, the company auditors found out her stationery bill exceeded her salary. They sent her a short (yellow) memo.
Etymology: post it. itchy as in trigger happy but without the trigger or the happiness.
Lotechretary
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: low TECK ruh terr ee
Sentence: By following her trail of Post-It notes, we were able to locate our lotechretary buried in a mountain of paper next to the mimeograph machine.
Etymology: low tech (low technology) + secretary
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COMMENTS:
WITTY!!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 12:16:00
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Compulstick
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kum - pulse - stik
Sentence: Jeremy was positively compulstick about writing down all of his tasks, thoughts, goals and thoughts on all sizes and colors of sticky notes.
Etymology: compulsive (someone who cannot stop repeating an action over and over) + stick (as in sticky notes)
Stickydiction
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: stik-ee-dik-shuhn
Sentence: Allison writes herself notes to make sure she doesn't forget to get things done. Her stickydiction came to fruition when she started writing notes to remind herself to write notes.
Etymology: sticky notes (a usually small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on the back that allows it to adhere to surfaces and be repositioned with ease) + addiction (a habit of activity, often injurious )
Stickiffiti
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: stik-uh-FEE-tee
Sentence: When Bob started to post strange words on "stick-it-notes", the walls of his home soon began to resemble a crazy man's kaleidscope. And when, upon returning home one day he found the words: "Blissknell, Gloombane and Mindgeld" in Roxie's handwriting on "post-it" notes on the kitchen-table, he started to think that all this stickifitti might have gone a bit too far.
Etymology: Blend of STICK-IT & GRAFFITI
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COMMENTS:
...Another chilling tale! Good one, O-Bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:40:00
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Writualistick
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: riyt-yu-wul-is-tik
Sentence: one look at his work station and it was clear how writualistick he had become
Etymology: write, ritualistic, stick
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COMMENTS:
Trifecta! A Bonus for working in 3 words so well. Great word. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-24: 09:25:00
Ditto! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-24: 18:55:00
missed this one yesterday riki - very good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:29:00
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Postdependant
Created by: hellohime
Pronunciation: Postdependant - Po'dependant, the ST portion of the word is silent.
Sentence: I hid all the pens in the house and watched my postdependant roommate try to actually use their brain to remember thinsg; funniest day ever.
Etymology: A play on Co-Dependant, a person who is dependant on writing things down in order to remember them. To screw this persons day up, just keep all sources of paper or writing implements away from them.
Hypnoteized
Created by: VersaVice
Pronunciation: hip/noht/ahyzd
Sentence: Hep me! Hep me! I been HYPNOTEIZED!
Etymology: hypnotize, note
Stickmatism
Created by: tizher
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She would be stuck with the stickma for the rest of her life.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
You nailed it!
My comment was meant for Nosila.
CLEARLY, and I agree, Nosilla 'stuck' the landing