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'What do you mean I'm too drunk to email my boss?'

DEFINITION: v., To write an email while under the influence of an intoxicating substance. n., An email or blog post where the author has chosen to ignore standard literary and social conventions -- thanks to a liberal consumption of alcohol.

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Alchemail

Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: alk-e-mail

Sentence: Brandon's boss grew disgruntled upon reading his alchemail this morning. She can't fire him as he's one of the best scientists she has!

Etymology: alcohol + alchemy + email

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COMMENTS:

Diabolically clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:53:00

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Perplext

Created by: yellowbird

Pronunciation: pur-plekst

Sentence: Josh posted pure perplext Saturday night, something about 'jeeping it real' and 'finding peas with his ex', but I'm sure Tim will let us know what happened as soon as he bails him out of jail.

Etymology: perplex + text

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Picklederring

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pikld/airing

Sentence: Please disregard the email sent out yesterday that stated the company dress code has changed to embrace 'Topless Tuesdays' It was clearly a picklederring.

Etymology: pickled (drunk) + err + pickled herring

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COMMENTS:

Outstanding. I also like the subtext of the "derring" in there, as it is a heroicly daring prospect to email the company while soused. - Banky, 2008-01-31: 11:04:00

I liked the derring do in your Topless Tuesdays! That might cause a flap in more ways than one! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:44:00

Absolute magic! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 16:18:00

Another amaaazing word to continue your daily barrage of winning verboticisms. - Stevenson0, 2008-01-31: 23:28:00

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Inebricate

DaddyNewt

Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: i/nee/bri/KAYT

Sentence: Kenny was clearly inebricating when he typed "blue" in response to the "age" question.

Etymology: inebriate+communicate

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COMMENTS:

Goes well with inebremail. - Mustang, 2008-11-24: 23:43:00

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Postaldisorder

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Po-stal-diss-or-der

Sentence: After a heavy bout of binge drinking Nigel was in a complete state of postaldisorder. He decided to email his boss to tell him what he'd been dying to say for ages. He told him that he sufferered from terrible BO and everyone in the office had noticed, he recommended that he should go straight to the chemist and get himself a strong deodorant. In his drunken haze he was sure that his boss would thank him first thing Monday morning.

Etymology: Post(mail) + Disorder(a disruption of the normal physical or mental functions, well known to be bought on by excessive alcohol consumption.

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COMMENTS:

Captures that sense of danger in drunk emailing! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 17:00:00

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Shwasted

Created by: ErikLarson

Pronunciation: Shh Waste Ed

Sentence: I got home from a long day and was really bored so I got Shwasted by myself.

Etymology: Sh- Shoot Waste- Altered

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Liquorspondence

thegoatisbad

Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: Lick-or-spon-dence

Sentence: Kimberly was not immune to liquorspondence. Under the influence of romantic ballads and boxed wine, Kimberly not once, but twice, e-mailed Xavier, a yarn sales rep from Vanna's Choice yarns. The e-mails started innocently enough, but as the wine bag deflated into her blood stream, Kimberly started to make provocative suggestions about knots and inappropriate inquiries as to the size of Xavier's knitting needle. In both instances, she concluded the e-mail asking if she would die alone.

Etymology: Liquor (21+) + Correspondence (exchange of words)

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COMMENTS:

I really like this word and will use it when I receive future liquorspondences. - splendiction, 2010-04-20: 23:12:00

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Tipsymail

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /tip-see-mayl/

Sentence: Our senior co-worker, Frank, would enjoy himself at Happy Hour at the bar next door to the office, but then he'd sometimes return to work, and tipsymail the group about next week's assignments. It's hard to believe that someone can 'slur' in e-mail like that...

Etymology: tipsy - slightly intoxicated or drunk (from Middle English, typen "to upset, overturn") + e-mail (short for electronic mail — but of course, you already knew that.)

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COMMENTS:

Last sentence really cracked me up! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:39:00

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Enebriation

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ee nee bree ay shun

Sentence: When e-noch found out the next day that he had sent out a goofy and embarrassing e-mail to his e-quaintences, he apologized for his e-nebriation, drinking e-thanol. Next time, he thought, before I get e-ntoxicated like that, I will unplug my computer, so I cannot access my e-mails. E-nough!

Etymology: e-(=electronic)& Inebriation (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)

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Higheohno

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: High-E-oh-no

Sentence: Phil E. Buster didn't like to sober up after a drunken session of emailing, for then he had to face the music of his HighEohnos!

Etymology: High for being high on alcohol, E for email - oh no that comes when sober ... and all a play on Hi-de-ho-ho, a slangy greeting.

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COMMENTS:

After all your liquor-name inspired creations, it was very hard to resist the temptation of choosing highballEng! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 12:19:00

> a play on Hi-de-ho-ho, a slangy greeting. Amusing word but... where are you from that people say that? :] - Tigger, 2008-02-01: 00:49:00

It's what the neighbor always says on Tooltime! It is rather archaic ... isn't it? Except for that tv show! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:41:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-01-31: 01:50:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James

Dougalistic - 2008-01-31: 04:25:00
3 people came up with the word inebriated.. Hmm I sense a conspiricy theory here! Haha.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-01-31: 07:44:00
Maybe we're all drinking from the same bottle. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-20: 00:02:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James