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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.

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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".

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Emailsculated

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ee/mas/cu/lay/ted

Sentence: Dick felt totally emailsculated when his email slipped out of his control and drifted silently into cyberspace.

Etymology: email + emasculated

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COMMENTS:

libertybelle Great word!! - libertybelle, 2007-12-05: 14:31:00

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:16:00

Hehe, you said Dick! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:07:00

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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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Worldwidewhoops

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Wirl-d-wy-d-woops

Sentence: After a really bad day at the office, when his boss had not been off his back all day, Jack decided to finally open the bottle of whisky his mum had given him for his birthday back in July. Before long the bottle was half empty and he thought (in his drunken haze) that it would be a great idea to email his boss and tell him exactly what he thought of him. However the moment he clicked the send button he suddenly realised what a worldwidewhoops he had made and immediately started to write out his resignation ready to put on his desk first thing in the morning!

Etymology: See Worldwideweb

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COMMENTS:

zxvasdf wwwhoops! - zxvasdf, 2008-10-29: 09:03:00

metrohumanx Hahahahaha....there should be a whiskey-interlock device on PCs...it'd be MUCH more useful than spell-check. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 02:41:00

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Irretractemail

Korinne

Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Ear-retract-e-male

Sentence: Lafonda knew the moment she pressed the send message button, that she'd spelled Virgina wrong. She knew she'd committed an irretractemail, and now her Grandmother will think she's going down on a trip to Vagina.

Etymology: Irreplacable + Retract + Email

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Suicybe

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: suu ee sybe

Sentence: he committed career suicybe not by the content of his diatribe, but by the dreaded "reply to all" button.

Etymology: suicide cybe as in cyber

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COMMENTS:

libertybelle i like this one! - libertybelle, 2007-12-05: 14:30:00

Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:16:00

Good one Galway! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:04:00

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Errmail

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: air/mail

Sentence: To errmail the boss telling her that she is a complete and total toxic manager is certain unemployment.

Etymology: err + email

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Shoot, you beat me to it. - xirtam, 2007-12-05: 15:39:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:22:00

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Ruesent

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: rue + sent

Sentence: I deeply, deeply ruesent having forwarded the profanity-laced rant to every single person in my company, including the CEO.

Etymology: It's sort of like resent, only with the idea of rueing what one has sent.

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Emailancholy

Created by: Ransom

Pronunciation: ee-MAYL-an-kahl-ee

Sentence: Jocelyn was filled with emailancholy after she accidentally sent a message riddled with comma splices.

Etymology: email + melancholy

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COMMENTS:

Awesome! - Tesher, 2007-12-05: 09:22:00

I like it! - Mustang, 2007-12-05: 17:12:00

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Awcrappity

Created by: ReputedTart

Pronunciation: aw-krap-uh-tee

Sentence: One keystroke to the wrong person was all it took for my entire body to be paralized by awcrappity and my darkest secret to be known to the entire world.

Etymology: Aw crap!

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999~ James

Korinne Korinne - 2007-12-05: 01:00:00
I like your word...

Mustang - 2007-12-05: 01:27:00
Good definition and one most folks can identify with.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 01:59:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 23:26:00
Thanks for the great feedback silveryaspen. Makes me feel good enough to forget about all my ohnotes and blundermails! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-26: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999. ~ James