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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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Oopssidoopsie
Created by: smileygurl
Pronunciation: uups-see-doop-see
Sentence: When I was typing I made an oopssidoopsie!
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
awesome word! - smileygurl, 2007-12-05: 18:28:00
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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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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:
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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Fleemail
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: flee/male
Sentence: Too late - the fleemail escaped!
Etymology: flee + email
Ohbuggerpants
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: O-bugger-pantz
Sentence: "Ohbuggerpants! Who's f*cking wonderful great clever idea was it to put ENTER and DEL at such close proximity to each other"
Etymology: Oh!: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident Bugger!: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident Pants: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident
Catastrophemail
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kətastrəfēmāl
Sentence: ”Why do they put the send button next to the delete button?” ”Why do they put the send button next to the delete button?” Jerry’s game of typing nastygrams to many of his friends, never intending to send them, blew up in his face last night. What damage control can there be for a catastrophemail sent to his boss calling her an ignorant, insipid cow? Somebody hacked his account? It was a joke? He was drugged? Today should be an interesting day at work.
Etymology: catastrophe (an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster) + email (messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network)
Accidentemail
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: acks-uh-DENT-ee-mayl
Sentence: Maynard was dismayed when he realized he'd sent yet another accidentemail filled with typos, false information and way too much personal information about himself and his desires.
Etymology: Blend of accident and email. A play on the word 'accidental'.
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-10-29: 04:56:00
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Clickintheass
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: click-in-thee-ass
Sentence: Luke didn't know what possessed him to Google and then email not one, but several of his former girlfriends. Maybe it was the rum. Regardless, he came to regret his clickintheass when we woke up the next morning and saw several scathing responses that would have been howlers (a la Harry Potter) had the technology existed.
Etymology: Variation on kick in the ass
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COMMENTS:
Hahahaha! - The RUM! - Luke's gonna be one dead poet on the morrow! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-29: 00:43:00
Love it...it clicks ass alright! - Nosila, 2008-10-29: 01:22:00
hehe - galwaywegian, 2008-10-29: 04:34:00
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Drepresssend
Created by: jack189
Pronunciation: Depress-send
Sentence: As John sat typing bad things about people to vent his feelings his dog bit his leg causing his hand to press hard on the keyboard hitting "send to all" he was immediatley hit with a feeling of depresssend, for sending out such mean things
Etymology: Depress(sad)+ send(to disperse out, such as an email)
Undoblues
Created by: Buzzardbilly
Pronunciation: ən-ˈdü-blüz
Sentence: No undo! No undo! Oh, crap and criminy, struck by the undoblues. Why can't there be undo for everything?
Etymology: undo + blues
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