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DEFINITION: n., A slow computer with insufficient memory; also, a slow-thinking husband. v., To take an extraordinarily long time to respond to a relatively simple request.
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Computard
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: com/pu/tard
Sentence: When an important report is due, my computer usually goes into computard mode, taking me hours longer to complete the assignment.
Etymology: computer + tardy
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COMMENTS:
Nice word with the possibilty of cognates such as: computardity, computardiness, computardily etc. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-07: 18:10:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2008-01-07: 23:34:00
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Amigamigo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: am eee gam eee go
Sentence: she was unhappy with her amigamigos memory, anniversaries, birthdays always crashed. Also, there was the issue of his floppy thing.
Etymology: amiga amigo
Islack
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: i-slak
Sentence: I don;t know who's the bigger i-slack: my slow virus riddled computer or my lazy husband who sits in front of it all day looking at naughty sites.
Etymology: i-mac: popular computer brand + slack
Slothram
Created by: womblin3
Pronunciation: slowth-ram
Sentence: Her computer chugged along as though it ran on steam, much like her husband. She wondered how she'd come to allow two slothrams into her life such as these. Perhaps she was due an upgrade - on both counts.
Etymology: Slothram: sloth n. unwillingness to work or make any effort or n. slow mammal + ram n. adult male mammal and RAM (random access memory) n. a type of computer memory which can be searched in any order and changed as necessary
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COMMENTS:
good word! - Nosila, 2010-04-04: 01:26:00
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Lacktarded
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Lakk-tarr-ded
Sentence: "This ancient PC is completely lacktarded Dave, just like your stupid brain!!!"
Etymology: Lack: –noun 1. deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill. This is combined with Retarded, which also means 'to be delayed' or hindered.
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COMMENTS:
Too bad the lacktarded can't shed it like a leotard! Catchy! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:12:00
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Pokeyman
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: po kee man
Sentence: When Polly could no longer wait for her slow computer, she complained to her husband, Paul. He took forever to process her request and so she decided she could not rely on her pokeyman to help her play her Pokémon anytime soon. Polly has now upgraded her computer and her husband.
Etymology: Pokey (slow) & Man (male spose) & Wordplay on Pokémon (Video games series)
Lapsetop
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: laps/top
Sentence: This laspsetop is completely useless. Every time I move the mouse the screen saver comes on.
Etymology: laptop + lapse
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - direwookiee, 2008-01-07: 09:37:00
Very good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-07: 18:02:00
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Datasaurus
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /dah-tuh-SAWR-uhs/
Sentence: Sarah complained to Jerry, again, that their computer was such a datasaurus, she could take a shower, do her hair and make-up, prepare breakfast, eat, and do the dishes, all before the 'darn thing' was finished booting up. Apparently, he was still plodcessing over that information, after several months of her complaints.
Etymology: data - information (Latin, plural of 'datum') + -saurus - suffix used in the names of extinct reptiles; e.g. brontosaurus (Greek, saûros "lizard")
Terminil
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: tərmənil
Sentence: Despite Jason’s claim of being as smart as a computer, when Jane asks for an opinion, all she gets is buffering. Their relationship is just about terminil.
Etymology: terminal (a device at which a user enters data or commands for a computer system and that displays the received output) + nil(nothing)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James