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DEFINITION: n. The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency. v. To search for something that should be easy to find.
Verboticisms
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Googleholic
Created by: fonka99
Pronunciation: Google-ho-lic
Sentence: Tristram's Googleholism renderered him unable to do anything complicated when his wifi went down.
Etymology: From Google and the suffix "holism" as in someone with an unhealthy dependancy on a substance.
Googlephrenia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: goo-gull-FREE-nee-uh
Sentence: Jared is a total Googlephreniac. He has 578 online friends, 6 blogs, and can IM 24/7 but it took him 2 days to find his keys.
Etymology: Google + phrenia (mental disorder)
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COMMENTS:
Good! Two days to find his keys... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:58:00
Thanks. I am confused. Why is "stormee" credited with my word? - Alchemist, 2007-01-05: 13:01:00
Hi Alchemist, If you submit a word that has already been created by another player, you can choose to join the first player and become a co-creator of the word. That is how stormee joined your team. I guess it's proof that great minds think alike! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-01-07: 09:12:00
Ahhh~ light bulb goes on. Thanks! - Alchemist, 2007-01-07: 22:42:00
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Lostaganism
Created by: nancyblue
Pronunciation: lost-tag-an-ism
Sentence: Hillary erupted in lostaganism upon learning that her red old stand-bye pantsuit was not picked up at the cleaners, because the store had gone out of business due to the great recession.
Etymology: lost: become unable to find ------ antagonism: active hostility or opposition
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COMMENTS:
Lostaginism occurs for many reasons: a lost hair clip,missing glove, misplaced infant child - nancyblue, 2011-01-03: 20:44:00
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Googleptic
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: goo-gel-ep-tic
Sentence: James was standing naked in his bedroom. He couldn't find his socks. He grabbed his iphone which was strapped to his hip -- that's right he slept with it and nothing else. He texted his socks. They didn't reply. He twittered them. No response. He phoned. No answer. So he googled his name plus socks and found a post on his blog which said "Look in sock drawer". And thank goodness he did, otherwise he would have had a googleptic fit.
Etymology: google + epilepsy
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COMMENTS:
good word... - mweinmann, 2009-08-11: 07:44:00
googlepic word - Nosila, 2009-08-11: 12:20:00
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Needwebation
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The computer had become a closer companion to Ned than his wife was, his needwebation was acute.
Etymology:
Socknology
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: sock nowl edgy
Sentence: brian just could not get his head around socknology, it completely alluded him.
Etymology: from socks and technology
Discomgooglated
Created by: dturner
Pronunciation: pronounced like "discombobulated" ("gl" is a syllable)
Sentence: Robert was so ferociously discomgooglated, he would frequently type in mid-air in order to locate the eyeglasses perched on his forehead.
Etymology: from dis- L. dis- "apart" & com- L. "with" & google E. Billy De Beck's "Barney Google" (small man with large eyes)
Cybernizer
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: cy - ber - nie - zer
Sentence: I'm such a cybernizer; I wish I could search through my house for my keys with my computer.
Etymology: Combination of "cyber" and "organizer", someone who uses cyberspace to organize.
Imfeelingdependant
Created by: bondfool
Pronunciation: Ayem-fee-ling-dee-pen-dant.
Sentence: He's totally "feeling dependant" while looking for a Baby Blues book amongst his shelves.
Etymology: The "I'm Feeling Lucky" google search.
Wwwost
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wwwôst
Sentence: You can find anything on the internet. That’s what Ralph believes. Somebody has been onlyin’ to him. When it comes to organizing his life with the internyet it’s a wwwost cause.
Etymology: www (world wide web) + lost (unable to find one’s way)
