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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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Trouserbrowser
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trawzer brawzer
Sentence: When it came time to sort the laundry, Geek McNerdnick was hopeless. His Mom actually did it for him, but only asked that he emerge from his man-cave once a week to leave out what needed washed, which was usually both his Star-Trek t-shirts, some dainties, socks and his fearless corduroy pants. He usually had problems in doing his trouserbrowser app...he chased all over his messy lair to find them, only to find that he forgot that he had them on!
Etymology: Trouser (pants) & Browser (a program used to view HTML documents;a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular)
Aneurekability
Created by: jennw2ns
Pronunciation: AN-yuhr-EEK-uh-BIL-ih-tee
Sentence: Because of my aneurekability, I can never find my car keys
Etymology: "An"--lack of (Greek) "Eureka"--I found it (also Greek) "bility"--coming, as it does, from "ability"
Yahooginitis
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: Yah-Hoo-Gen-Itis
Sentence: He could even match his socks because of his yahooginitis
Etymology: Yahoo/Engine/itis
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
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)
Deegle
Created by: hairydoginparis
Pronunciation: dee-gull
Sentence: I wish I could deegle my car keys when I lose them.
Etymology: desire+google
Googledependic
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: goo-gl-depend-ick
Sentence: The client was so googledependic that he could not find his car keys
Etymology:
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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Googlepsy
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: goo-gul-ep-see
Sentence: After failing to find his keys, Bob was overcome by a bout of googlepsy, and tried turning to the popular search engine for their location.
Etymology: Google, epilepsy
