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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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Messysearch
Created by: Joachimgraf
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I messysearch my socks
Etymology:
Dotcompromised
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: daht/com/pro/mizd
Sentence: He was so dotcompromised that he couldn't function at all without being hooked up to his umbilical mouse.
Etymology: dot com + compromised
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COMMENTS:
Oh dear, I hope he doesn't get caught in a dotcompromising position... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:27:00
The way he's holding that sock is a bit suspicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 11:40:00
You two have definitely cyberpromised this gentleman without any evidence whatsoever!! - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:47:00
Stevenson0 - are you implying I'm a socktease? - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 13:56:00
That statement could cause some cyberepercussions... - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 07:35:00
Maybe that's not a sock he holding.... - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:37:00
I dunno - I've never seen an argylpholactic before. He should just chuck the sock; pink does not become him. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 14:48:00
purpleartichokes - I love your word argylpholactics - very clever - maybe there's a market for them - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-08: 11:19:00
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Pocketmaze
Created by: troutmask
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- troutmask, 2007-01-06: 20:45:00
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Depoogle
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: de-poo-gle
Sentence: I can't seem to find my pictures of Ernest Borgnine(spelling?)(George Carlin reference) because I have such a depoogle.
Etymology: depend+google
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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Datadiction
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dat/a/dic/tion
Sentence: Those suffering from datadiction are wearing smelly socks and dirty underwear.
Etymology: data + addiction
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COMMENTS:
I wondered where the smell was coming from - I blamed the cats - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 10:32:00
Obviously, datadiction can cause serious social problems... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 10:38:00
Hey Wordmeister - what's your word for today or has the cat got your mouse - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 10:41:00
I swear it was the cats, if not than it's definitely my datadiction. - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:37:00
I lost my mouse. It's on my desk somewhere, but I can't seem find it... Maybe the cat did eat it. - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:40:00
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Googlamnesia
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: gewg-lamb-knee-ja
Sentence: Chuck's googlamnesia prevented him from finding his favorite pink socks.
Etymology: google + amnesia
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COMMENTS:
Even after a cup of coffee, Chuck's googlamnesia prevented him from finding where he put his purple socks. - ahwinters, 2007-01-05: 10:56:00
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Somebuggerswipeditdotcom
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: sum-bug-r-swiped-it.com
Sentence: It's gone. Lost. Missing. Stolen. Just plain not here. My only option is to use Somebuggerswipeditdotcom - they'll find it for me!
Etymology: Well, I wrote it down on a bit of paper, but I can't find it anywhere ...
Absentfindedness
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: ab-sent-fine-did-ness
Sentence: Tristram's absentfindedness was steadily getting worse...he couldn't even find the note he'd written that told him where he'd left his glasses.
Etymology: absent + find (and echo of absent-minded)
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COMMENTS:
Good word chris! - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:41:00
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Floptimizing
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: flop/ti/miz/ing
Sentence: FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) struck home as Fred realized that all the time spent looking for his missing black sock could be blamed on his floptimizing genes.
Etymology: flop (failure) + optimizing (what every SEO guarantees)
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COMMENTS:
I'm wondering if I'm floptimistic? I think I can find stuff, but I can't... - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 01:11:00
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