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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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Googledependic
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: goo-gl-depend-ick
Sentence: The client was so googledependic that he could not find his car keys
Etymology:
Databrained
Created by: Ahoytheship
Pronunciation: data-brained
Sentence: She knew she was databrained when she tried to mentally use "Alt+F" to find a word in her book.
Etymology: data+scatterbrained
Disdotorganization
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: dis-dot-or-gan-uh-zay-shun
Sentence: Alan's keys, due to his disdotorganization, often ended up in various places, such as the microwave.
Etymology: disorganization + dot-org (as in a website)
Lostcated
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: loss - kate - ed
Sentence: Brenda often lostcated simple things; like the glasses that were perched right on her head or her car keys that always disappeared inside her purse.
Etymology: lost, located
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COMMENTS:
I get it, she couldn't see her glasses cause they were on her nose. That never happens to me... - jrogan, 2009-08-11: 08:55:00
Been there, done that, just cannot remember when... - Nosila, 2009-08-11: 12:21:00
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Pocketmaze
Created by: troutmask
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
- troutmask, 2007-01-06: 20:45:00
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Yahooginitis
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: Yah-Hoo-Gen-Itis
Sentence: He could even match his socks because of his yahooginitis
Etymology: Yahoo/Engine/itis
Htmltzheimers
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: aych-tee-em-alt-sigh-mers
Sentence: when his server went down he was completely lost and afraid...his htmltzheimers was getting worse
Etymology: html , altzheimers
Googlitis
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: google - i - tis
Sentence: I had googlitis today. Couldn't find my socks so I searched online for them.
Etymology: google + itis (illness/disease!)
Unorgooglanized
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: uhn-owr-goo-gul-an-ized
Sentence: I have become very unorgooglanized ever since they cruelly decided not to make google's powers extend beyond the internet.
Etymology: unorganized + 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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