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DEFINITION: n., A feeling of regret and helplessness, which occurs once you realize that you have just sent out an erroneous email (i.e. one full of stupid mistakes). v., To send out an email and wish you hadn't.
Verboticisms
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Emailstake
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: E mail stake
Sentence: He knew he needed some more coffee when he did his third mailstake.
Etymology: Email (send a message electronically) & mistake (to make an error)
Bewailmail
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /bi-weyl'-meyl/
Sentence: Just as Brian accidentally hit the 'send' hotkey on an e-mail addressed to his entire department, he realized that he'd misspelled the name of his boss, Mr. Schmit, leaving out a couple of letters — a most unfortunate typo — and felt that gut-sinking feeling of bewailmail. He was afraid he'd just made an unemployedian slip.
Etymology: bewail - to cry over; lament (from Middle English, biwailen - "become tormented") + [e]mail - correspondence (Old High German, malaha - "wallet, bag")
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-05: 15:09:00
Enjoyed the sentence and the word - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:01:00
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Clicko
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈklɪkoʊ/
Sentence: In a world of address books, buddy lists, document templates, and one-click shopping, the repercussions of a clicko can be disastrous.
Etymology: like a typo, only with clicking instead of typing.
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COMMENTS:
Very clever! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:04:00
This is a test. This is only a test. - ErWenn, 2008-02-05: 10:07:00
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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemail
Created by: biffbig1
Pronunciation: long e, repeated for a while, then mail
Sentence: As I hit the delete button repeatedly and hoped I did not send it, I screamed, "I am such an idiot, why do I Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemail!!!"
Etymology: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a sound that means "oh no!"+ mail
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COMMENTS:
you wordsmith! - bzav1, 2007-12-05: 00:35:00
simple but effective! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-05: 07:50:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:05:00
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:06:00
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Sliptidism
Created by: klsbsw1
Pronunciation: slip-tide-ism
Sentence: While reaching for his coffee Max was surprised by his boss entering his cube and accidentally bumped the send key forwarding his email to the entire office.
Etymology: n
Ewail
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /ee-wail/
Sentence: I can't believe I sent that Ewail to my boss; then again, its not my fault his daughter posed for that picture...
Etymology: "email", "bewail" and/or "wail"
Clicksick
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: click - sick
Sentence: A few seconds after Ellen sent the email that she thought she had forwarded to her friend, she felt clicksick. Instead of forwarding her boss's email with her barbed comments and description of his many shortcomings, she had "replied" to her boss instead.
Etymology: A combination of the word "click" and "sick" with just a dose of the word "heartsick".
Mailcontent
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mayl kon tont
Sentence: Tom went from a malcontent to a mailcontent with the speed of a flying finger
Etymology: malcontent, mail
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COMMENTS:
mailificent word - Nosila, 2010-03-26: 11:41:00
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Oopsiemail
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: oops-ee-mail
Sentence: Jim sent an oopsiemail to his supervvisor and coworkers while composing a message to a match on eHarmony. It wasn't bad enough that he was caught using the company computer for personal use, but now everyone would know that he was using a dating service to find a girlfriend.
Etymology: oops(ie): an exclamation to express acknowledgement of a screw-up or mistake + email
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999~ James
I like your word...
Mustang - 2007-12-05: 01:27:00
Good definition and one most folks can identify with.
Yes! Great idea Daniel999 ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:27:00
Blundermail is direct and to the point ... so easily understood ... it doesn't require defining. Good job!
silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:30:00
Love calamiteemil! I'm from the wild west in Montana ... so love the pun on Calamity Jane! I even like the way it rolls and clicks across the tongue!
silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:32:00
All of them made me smile ... good job everyone. I wish I could vote for them all!
Thanks for the great feedback silveryaspen. Makes me feel good enough to forget about all my ohnotes and blundermails! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999. ~ James