Vote for the best verboticism.
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.
Verboticisms
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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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Prost
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: proast
Sentence: Bolstered by beer, Simon felt no hesitation in sending a series of candid prosts to his in-laws.
Etymology: prost - German drinking toast
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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Vistuporant
Created by: adjoviant
Pronunciation: vie stew poor ant
Sentence:
Etymology: vituperate /w stupor & /w rant
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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Bloggo
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: blog/go
Sentence: Joe went bloggo on Saturday night and will find out at work this morning how truthful he was and to whom.
Etymology: BLOGGO - verb - from BLOTTO (very drunk; so drunk as to not know what one is doing) + BLOG (a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! Instantly recognizable. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-24: 16:06:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:18:00
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Kerouacesque
Created by: sheepsshouldfly
Pronunciation: kar-ou-ac-esque
Sentence: Bob stumbled home inebriated with both hate and alcohol.Spying his open laptop on the table his cognitive cogs began to turn and in a moment of inspiration.He slumped in his chair and wrote a kerouacesque email to his boss.
Etymology:
Inebrimail
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: in e bree mail
Sentence: I was so wasted last night that I sent naked photo inebrimails to all my co-workers.
Etymology: inebriated and e-mail, the words were practically meant for each other.
Shotmail
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: shaht-mayl
Sentence: It was utterly clear to Bonnie that her ex-husband was sending out emails from his shotmail account last night as she waded through his misspellings proclaiming that he was so sorry they ever split up and that he was sorry that she was such a bitch to him. She didn't know it was possible to slur in text, but somehow Phil had captured the essence of what he had found in the bottom of the bottle of Johnnie Walker. She supposed, however, that it still beat him drunk dialing her at 3 am.
Etymology: shot - a small portion of liquor + Hotmail - a well known site for email.
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COMMENTS:
With just one letter addition you created a perfect fit for the definition. It's difficult to meld two words into a new one with just 1 letter! Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 16:52:00
Positively INSPIRED! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:04:00
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Tequimail
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /təˈkiˌmeil/
Sentence: Tequimail is the most dangerous of all forms of drunken internet usage: not quite as incoherently dismissible as bourblogging, more damagingly personal than margareplies, easier to slip into than mai typos, and more common than champosting.
Etymology: from tequila + e-mail
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COMMENTS:
So true, the most dangerous of all usage forms. - sean30, 2008-01-31: 15:17:00
Great liquor-upped verboticisms all through your sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:58:00
Terrific words! I think bourblogging is my favorite though!! - libertybelle, 2008-01-31: 14:22:00
Personally, I'm a fan of "mai typo". - ErWenn, 2008-01-31: 21:53:00
Very E-sloshed; nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 23:13:00
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Comments:
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.
Maybe we're all drinking from the same bottle. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James