Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis kon tent

Sentence: Brandy's relationship with her computer was like her history with men. She experienced the same diskontent when they got a virus, lost their memory, their drive,became floppy and could no longer server. That was when she gave them the boot, because their relationship was terminal.

Etymology: Disk ((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored) & Discontent (a longing for something better than the present situation)

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Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: dihsk-funk-shun

Sentence: Angus tried to think back to how they had met, before all the strife, all the anger. He'd first glimpsed her in Best Buy, on a Sunday afternoon, and from the first moment, they knew how to push each others buttons. She was different from all the other girls...she loved to play video games, check football stats, and look at pornography. Things progressed quickly, until one day his friend Dr. McAffee called. "I know this breaks every doctor-patient confidentiality rule, but she has a virus. We've isolated it, but you might watch her to see if she's been seeing anyone else." It was less than a week later that he found his own son, splayed in front of her radiance, lulled into her sweet siren song of illegal and illicit music and videos. After the fight, and she had gone to sleep, he decided he had restart his life with any hope for their relationship peripheral at best. Theirs was now a diskfunctional love, and he had to remove her from his memory. The liquor cabinet awaited.

Etymology: disfunction + disk (hard or floppy *blush*)

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COMMENTS:

very entertaining - too bad she was so promdiskcuous - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-30: 12:12:00

What a great read! I can't think what else to write cos I'm laughing so much! Great word too! - bananabender, 2008-01-30: 18:22:00

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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: kmartinmt

Pronunciation: el-lec-tro-psych-os-is

Sentence: Ellen was afraid she might have the electronic disease, electropsychosis.

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sigh - ko - lec - tron - ik

Sentence: Every day Veronica went totally psycholectronic while dealing with her computer. She was constantly frustrated and angry when it locked up or she could not figure out how to do something but in the end, she kept turning it on every day because it had really become her best friend.

Etymology: Psychotic (a person afflicted with psychosis: amental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted) + Electronic (Usually refers to something that is available via the computer).

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: y-fyte

Sentence: Nerdia had never recovered from the wifight brought on inexorably by the constant aggravations of trying to connect her laptop to wireless networks at conference venues. After forking out exorbitant per hour rates for access, she frequently found that wireless coverage in the auditorium was flaky or only in the far left corner. Despite these tribulations she could never forgo her online fix.

Etymology: wifi + fight

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COMMENTS:

Hahahahaa. "Nerdia"....good one! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:36:00

Why fight? My vote for you also! - logarithm, 2008-11-21: 08:38:00

Wifight bowled me over! Very clever creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-21: 13:00:00

How many of us have thought "Wifight our online fix of daily verbotomy?" - silveryaspen, 2008-11-21: 14:03:00

Did you know Nerdia was from Techsas? She married a Geek from Athens. - petaj, 2008-11-22: 05:08:00

I like it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-23: 15:48:00

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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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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: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: vol-uh-TRON-iks

Sentence: Jezebel's memory loss in forgetting to lock the doors on the "Firewalls" led to volatronics between her and Bob. Finally Bob, frustated with her unpredictability, yelled: " Get on that "Trojan horse" you let in, and get out of my life - right now!' Overhearing the heated exchange Roxie interrupted, reminding Bob that, after all, Jezebel is only electronic!

Etymology: Blend of VOLATILE: erratic, sudden changeableness in behavior, Of computers: pertaining to loss of storage when eletrical power is turned off or fails. Electronics: science & technology of electronics phenomena.

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COMMENTS:

Verycerebral...and funny. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:38:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-21: 10:14:00

A hit! Llike a volt out of the blue! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-21: 12:55:00

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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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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: ah-ver-zhun-wun-point-oh

Sentence: As i logged into facebook for the 93rd time that day, i was filled with aversion1.0

Etymology: aversion, version 1.0

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-30: 06:37:00

Clever & interesting! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-30: 16:27:00

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