Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: TEK - no - lojd

Sentence: Whilhelmena found herself woefully short of computer skills and knowledge and quickly became technolodged in overwhelming fashion.

Etymology: Mix of technological and lodged (stuck)

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COMMENTS:

Stuck in computer h ..... otel !!! lol. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-30: 07:01:00

good one! - bananabender, 2008-01-30: 23:32:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /ay-need-mahy-speys/

Sentence: Although everything worked great when she'd first connected it, and Sheila's laptop was now only a year old, lately it had been experiencing performance problems, and even more frustrating, it would often suffer from memory errors and forget her preferences. She was now disenchanted with the relationship — a classic case of Ineedmyspace.

Etymology: Compound word: "I need my space" - common statement used in troubled relationships; and a pun on 'MySpace' - the social networking website.

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COMMENTS:

also uses the "I" as in Ipod, IMac, Iphone... - zebrahdh, 2008-01-30: 03:35:00

Do I detect a bit of rebellion against computer dependency? I like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-30: 06:58:00

Subtle, fun sentence. Love the word! - bananabender, 2008-01-30: 08:11:00

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: bI-tEr-pyu-tEr

Sentence: Judy is fed-up with the constant bitterputer chaos in the office that she has decided to change for a betterputer.

Etymology: Bitter - marked by strong resentment or cynicism. Computer = puter - an electronic device used to store, sort, correlate, and make calculations on data at high speeds. Bitterputer = sour relationship with the computer. Antonym = Betterputer

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COMMENTS:

Nice Mandelbroth of words. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:39:00

Hahah... thanx metrohumanx. - logarithm, 2008-11-21: 09:04:00

Hahah... thanx metrohumanx. - logarithm, 2008-11-21: 09:37:00

good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-23: 15:45:00

I thought you'd get that one.... :) - metrohumanx, 2008-11-24: 16:02:00

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Created by: urbanwookie

Pronunciation:

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Etymology: silicon + contempt

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ter min al ree lay shun ship

Sentence: Rose knew that her terminalrelationship with her computer was hopeless...she'd soon have to go on Dr.Phil or Jerry Springer because she couldn't hack it anymore.

Etymology: terminal (computer & near death) & relationship (connectedness to another)

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COMMENTS:

Ah, very funny!! - Tigger, 2008-01-30: 02:43:00

clever! lol! - bananabender, 2008-01-30: 03:35:00

Is there a computer hospice to go to for terminalrelationships? - silveryaspen, 2008-01-30: 06:49:00

excellent - galwaywegian, 2008-01-30: 07:30:00

Yes, galwaywegian, if you think you have the virus, you should maybe check into a LANatarium or the Sick e-bay or even the sPCa for help. Cheers everyone, Nosila - Nosila, 2008-01-31: 23:19:00

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Luv-an-data-ree-lay-shun-ship

Sentence: Jane's computer really drove her mad sometimes, but when it went in for repair for a few days, she realised it was a loveandatarelationship as she just couldn't live without it.

Etymology: Twist on love and hate relationship

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COMMENTS:

When I first looked at the word in the list, I read it as loveanddatErelationship and was e-xpecting a sentence about those datE-matching websites! When I clicked on your word and read the sentence, I took a second and better look at the word. Finally saw it was datA not datE in the middle! My eyes and mind need e-mprovement! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-21: 13:56:00

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Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: tech amblivalent

Sentence: June was reminded of her techambivalence when her laptop spontaneously shut down during a 'heated' chat with her 'colleague'

Etymology: from 'technology' and 'ambivalence'

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Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: hard WEER ee nehs

Sentence: After a full day of wrestling with her laptop, blackberry, and TIVO, the familiar hardweariness set in. Yet she couldn't help herself as she surfed until the wee hours of the morning, hardwearied (hardwired + weary) to her computer.

Etymology: hardware + weary

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COMMENTS:

Great last line! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-30: 19:46:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: mac/ah/deh/men/shee/ah

Sentence: I was driven into macadementia by my aging mac. It turned from being user friendly into Hal from 2001.

Etymology: mac(computer) + dementia(mental deterioration caused by mac) + macadamia (type of nut)

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COMMENTS:

daisy, daisy, give me your annnswer trrrrue..... - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:36:00

Fun e-tymology! This pnut of an e-nut is still chuckling over it! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-21: 12:48:00

Good word - TJayzz, 2008-11-21: 13:35:00

All a bit nutty;good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-23: 15:47:00

All a bit nutty;good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-23: 15:47:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kōddəpendənsē

Sentence: ”I love you. I hate you. I’d like to trash you. I can’t survive without you.” This codedependence is enough to drive Tim crazy. He says he’d like to get away from his e-vices but sleeps with his smart phone clutched tightly in his fist.

Etymology: code (program instructions) + codependence (excessive emotional or psychological reliance)

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