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DEFINITION: v. To feel stressed and anxious and when your mobile phone runs out of battery power, drops its network connection, or in the worst case, gets misplaced and lost. n. A panic attack caused by an interruption in your mobile phone service.
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Mobilegroan
Created by: Kazizzle
Pronunciation: moh/bull/grown
Sentence: Denise released a loud mobilegroan when she realized her cell phone didn't get service in Europe.
Etymology: "Mobile phone" - a portable telephone and "Groan" - a low, guttural sound of frustration.
Wirelessinterruptus
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wahyuhr-lis-in-tuh-ruhp-tuhs
Sentence: Martha is practically connected to her cell phone. She calls it Bruce and treats it like a boyfriend without the breaking up for no good reason part. She confides almost every detail of her life to her celly. The very thought wirelessinterruptus makes her quiver with angst.
Etymology: wireless (cellular phone) coitus interuptus (a method of birth-control in which a man, during intercourse withdraws)
Breakupphobia
Created by: LARRYHOOVER
Pronunciation: brak-ahup-fo-be-ah
Sentence: i have breakuphobia with my women when were on the phone and i have bad service (Verizon :p) #attalltheway
Etymology: breakup-self explanatory phobia-scared
Blackberiberi
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: blahk behree behree
Sentence: It was the worst case of blackberiberi ever seen, causing severe iphobia and naukea
Etymology: blackberry beriberi
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COMMENTS:
phonetically perfect! - Nosila, 2011-10-26: 07:20:00
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Cellophobia
Created by: mwgloe21
Pronunciation: Cell-O-Phobia
Sentence: Jane suffered from cellophobia when she went through a tunnel.
Etymology: cell, -phobia-fear of
Antivocaphobia
Created by: ttime77
Pronunciation: an-tie-voke-a-fobe-e-a
Sentence: the woman that was very excited about the conversation that was being held on her phone. When the train she was on went into a tunnel, her phone lost service thus she was diagnosed with antivocaphobia.
Etymology: anti- not voc- to call phobia- to be afraid of
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COMMENTS:
this word sucks.. - sjacksonnnn4, 2011-10-26: 15:15:00
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Acellularphobia
Created by: klee66
Pronunciation: a-cell-u-lar-phobia
Sentence: She suffers from acellularphobia
Etymology: Prefix: a-witihout cellular- having to do with mobile phone phobia- fear of
Cellulardysfunction
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: sel-U-lar-dis-func-tion
Sentence: Jill's bars suddenly dropped to zero as they approached the tunnel. Jill started to shake and sweat. She suffers from cellulardysfunction and the thought of "no phone service" makes her blood pressure soar.
Etymology: cellular/dysfunction
Ultracelloc
Created by: EBalser
Pronunciation: Ultra-sell-lock
Sentence: I was ultracelloc when i lost service while driving to school.
Etymology: ultra-extreme cell-cell phone loc-place A place of extreme cell phone stress.
Comments:
stache - 2008-04-03: 01:35:00
?
stache - 2008-04-03: 01:37:00
to whom is credit for the definition owed, james?
Ah... Actually I made it up! Cheers ~ James
stache - 2008-04-03: 18:47:00
way to go.
holy smokes, half the universe gave a verboticism