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DEFINITION: v. To look up your own name on a search engine. n., The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself.
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Cybessence
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: sahy-BES-uhns
Sentence: Seeking cybiquity, and in order to enhance his cybessence, Bob "U-tubed", "My-faced" and verbotomized from morning to night.
Etymology: CYBERESSENCE:(cyber&essence)Who one is in Cyberspace; ones name, image, works and deeds; ones life, very being, identifiable characteristics as a cyberoid. 2, CYBIQUITY: (cyber & ubiquity)-being everywhere at the same moment in cyberspace.
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COMMENTS:
so that's what you do all day - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-23: 12:56:00
Wow ... what a way to put your ego essence into cyber space! (wink) (lol) - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 18:03:00
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Mesearch
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈmisɚtʃ/ /MEE-surch/
Sentence: As I have seventeen different online identities, doing mesearch is quite time consuming.
Etymology: from "me" + "search" (reminiscent of "research")
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COMMENTS:
Short and clever ... better than ever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 18:07:00
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Gluttegon
Created by: scrink
Pronunciation: gluht-ee-goh-in
Sentence: Where'd Tom go? He's such a gluttegon, you have to know he's searching for a WiFi connection to see what people are saying about his ankle cast.
Etymology: Glutton - a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something Ego - the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
Googlemasochism
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: gōō'gəl-mas-uh-kiz-uhm
Sentence:
Etymology: Google: To search for information using the Google search engine. Masochism: A psychological disorder in which sexual gratification is derived from being physically or emotionally abused.
Selfgooglefication
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: self/googl/fi/cay/shun
Sentence: It gave him such selfgooglefication to google himself on the internet that he developed a google giggle and sore fingertips.
Etymology: self-gratification + google
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COMMENTS:
Sounds kind of kinky. - Mustang, 2008-11-14: 07:03:00
I'm sure there is a self-help group for that somewhere! Good Word... - Nosila, 2008-11-14: 21:54:00
Did he succumb to goo, goo-googly eyes like Barney - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-16: 04:53:00
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Egomaniagoogle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ee-go-muh-NYA-googl
Sentence: Howard is full of himself, convinced he is God's gift to the rest of the world and has carried his egotistical ventures to new levels with his incessant egomaniagoogle efforts on the internet, and has even gone so far as to get the very latest in technology to speed up the process.
Etymology: Blend of egomania and 'google', a verb meaning to use the google search engine.
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-14: 09:17:00
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Googlewacked
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: goo ghul waakd
Sentence: Jeremy was so googlewacked, he began grabbing the phonebook and Googling other people named Jeremy.
Etymology: Google (popular search engine) + wacked (crazy, obsessed)
Whoamikidian
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Hoo-am-i-keed-e-an
Sentence: Carlos was a somebody, at least in his own mind. He was going make sure there was a place for him in cyberspace. He was a bit of a whoamikidian. If the truth be telth, he was a bit silly and had a lot of time on his hands for whoamikiding.
Etymology: who am i? old DOS command + kidding (hood winking or telling a white lie) (perhaps to oneself) + comedian (person with comedic sence) + (bookended by) wikipedia (an on-line user generated information source)
Yahooyoohoo
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: yaa-hu-yu-hu
Sentence: He thought he was "somebody" until he yahooyoohooed on Yahoo!, google and every other search engine he could find, only to receive each time the reply "yahooyouwhowho???". He's in therapy now.
Etymology: YAHOO: search engine, exclamation of glee. YOOHOO: is somebody there?, calling out to get somebody's attention.
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COMMENTS:
Nice ring and zing! Whew-hoo! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-23: 17:59:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
yellowbird - 2008-01-23: 12:32:00
I had to suggest this one, since it's impossible to say 'He googled himself." with a straight face. :)
bananabender - 2008-01-23: 18:56:00
Great words to-day folks! Another fun day!
Hi everyone, thought I'd come back and see if there were some new cartoons. Some real die hards still here I see.
Nosila - 2008-11-14: 22:00:00
Welcome back, petaj...hope you are rejoining us soon! Cheers!
mweinmann - 2008-11-15: 08:24:00
I am going on vacation....no words from me next week. Have a great word week. I have given my logon to my daughter who is great with words but she probably won't have time to create any!!
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James