Verboticism: Eyembrainosis
DEFINITION: n. A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart. v. To email, twitter, or text compulsively.
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Efaildialogin
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: E-fAle-dIa-log-in
Sentence: Seems Jill can't communicate in person. The problem is, her computer is at the repair shop. Jill is experiencing efaildialogin and can't communicate at all.
Etymology: email/fail/dialogue/log in
Cybereliance
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I don't mind my cybereliance--it means I don't have to hear my roommate's voice anymore.
Etymology: cyber + reliance (duh)
Obsessamessage
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Did you get my message? Stop obsessamessage-ing it.
Etymology: obsessive messageing
Emailady
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: E-mail ad ee
Sentence: You could watch Carol and Emma from accross the office constantly in a situation of Emailady, unable to even say a word but still talking through their email.
Etymology: from email and malady
Enal
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: e/nal
Sentence: To cover his ass and reassure himself he has told everybody everything he should and covered all his bases, my boss e-mails everything instead of speaking any more. He's totally enal.
Etymology: e-mail + anal
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COMMENTS:
nice. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-06: 07:05:00
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 10:16:00
short, sweet and clear. here's my vote. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-06: 13:08:00
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Machooked
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: mac + hooked
Sentence: They were so machooked that they would chat on and on without ever saying a word to each other, despite being in the same room.
Etymology: You've heard of a Macbook, right? Right.
Dotcompulsive
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dot-com-poll-siv
Sentence: when he realised that pressing send/receive had become the most exciting part of his day, he knew he was dotcompulsive
Etymology: dot com, compulsive
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COMMENTS:
textraordinary! got my vote - galwaywegian, 2007-03-06: 05:10:00
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Hyperinboxia
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: High-purr-in-box-sia
Sentence: Michael's hyperinboxia was finally cured by an ingenious psychiatrist who happened to be an excellent hacker and virus programmer.
Etymology: Hyper + inbox + hyperoxia. Hyper: too much. Inbox: where emails go. Hyperoxia: high oxygen concentration in the blood, causes euphoria.
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COMMENTS:
very clever - petaj, 2007-03-07: 03:17:00
Good one - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:00:00
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Needee
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: need/ee
Sentence: The pair was so needee that they both continued to email after several bouts of carpal tunnel surgery
Etymology: Need (addiction) + e (email)
