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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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Matrixiety
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: mā'trĭ-zī'ĭ-tē
Sentence: Denny suddenly realized he had left his Blackberry at the office. The doors of the metro had just closed. He began to sweat cold droplets as the matrixiety set in and he realized he would be off the grid-no email, cell phone or internet connection-and utterly unable to check his standing on VERBOTOMYtm-for at least an hour.
Etymology: 'matrix,' var. of 'matriz,' rap form of matress, as in 'doing my biz, on the matriz, she loves my jiz;' 'iety,' egoism.
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COMMENTS:
great etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-03: 13:13:00
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Cellomanic
Created by: Cilly
Pronunciation: sel-o-MA-nic
Sentence: Woah. That chick's lookin' really cellomanic. Hopefully it won't be too long 'til we're outta here or she's gonna need help.
Etymology: [self explanatory]
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Mustang, 2008-04-03: 19:01:00
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Nonconexaphobia
Created by: jboileau97
Pronunciation: NoN-Con-Ex-A-PhO-BiA
Sentence: My friend suffers noncenexaphobia.
Etymology: Non- not Conex-conecceted Phobia- fear of Fear of not being connected
Anthrophobiaectoclaacu
Created by: roulouken331
Pronunciation: AnthrOE- Phobia- EctOE- ClAH- AHcu
Sentence: Her Anthrophobiaectoclaacu was so bad she had to live only where there was service from her cell phone company.
Etymology: Anthro- Human Phobia- Fear of Ecto- outside Cla- to break Acu- To hear
Cellphobiainterruptis
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: cell phobia inter rupt is
Sentence: Suddenly, she launched into a severe case of cellphobiainterruptis, while on the train!
Etymology: Latin- phobia -fear interruptis- Latin sudden attack
Distelephobia
Created by: lauram22
Pronunciation: dis-tell-eh-fo-b-ia
Sentence: Jenny was overcome with distelephobia when she couldn't find her cell phone
Etymology: dis- lost tele- 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
Igmobilephobia
Created by: sjacksonnnn4
Pronunciation: Igg-Mobile-Fobia
Sentence: igmobilephobia has gotten the best of me, i need to get out of these mountains!
Etymology: ig- without, mobile, phobia- fear
Phonecrashing
Created by: Suzanne112
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Your phone doesn't work, you can't help it. Your phone crashes, and you.
Etymology:
Comments:
stache - 2008-04-03: 01:35:00
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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