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DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
Verboticisms
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Karmagate
Created by: Kurisu
Pronunciation: KAR-muh-gayt
Sentence: This show is so fantastic, it needs to karmagate more freely.
Etymology: Karma: the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration + propagate (and you should look that one up for yourself if you don't know it, because there are several applicable meanings)
Profforgery
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: prah-for-jer-ee
Sentence: The evil Doctor Clone determined that Ann Colton would be the subject of his next profforgery. In his dementia, he was certain that what the world needed was more boney women in sleazy attire ranting about "the godless".
Etymology: proffer, forgery
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COMMENTS:
When is the movie coming out? I bet there'll be heaps of pirate versions available for this thriller. - petaj, 2007-05-07: 06:19:00
I started working on a script, but I got writer's block after "Once upon a time." - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-07: 09:08:00
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Freepimp
Created by: heb319
Pronunciation: free pimp
Sentence: Josh freepimped his car, his girlfriend, and the videogame he created, so he ended up bankrupt and living on skid row.
Etymology: free-at no monetary cost; pimp-charging a fee for use. Thus giving away which usually needs to be bought.
Distribute
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: distribute
Sentence: Sometimes ghetto white trash wanna bes distribute the rapper Eminem. The rest of us just barf a little inside.
Etymology: ok i'm sorry but it really is perfect! from distribute + tribute
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COMMENTS:
Disstribute -- This would have been a good antonym. When you copy something because it is so BAD you have to show everyone. - petaj, 2007-05-08: 05:24:00
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Adoropy
Created by: Jeaneai
Pronunciation: Ah-door-oh-pee
Sentence: Frank was so completely entranced by Melanie's good looks that he created fifteen thousand full sized, cardboard cut-outs of her picture and placed them all around his office.
Etymology: Adore, copy
Narcissentmail
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: nar-siss-sent-mail
Sentence: After slaving over his thesis, Fred engaged in a small degree of narcissentmail by spamming everyone in his address book with a copy.
Etymology: Narcissistic and "sent mail"
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COMMENTS:
Isn't that more like ham than spam? - jedijawa, 2007-05-08: 10:47:00
Good word! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-08: 21:04:00
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Mimeopath
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: mim-ee-oh-path
Sentence: Jill did a mimeopath of herself in her prom dress, handing it out to everyone she knew and didn't know.
Etymology: mimeograph, psychopath
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COMMENTS:
mellifluous - teleolurian, 2007-05-07: 19:11:00
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Praegorian
Created by: Peepeedance
Pronunciation: pray-gore-ee-uhn
Sentence: The CIA denies involvement in assassinating Mister Wiggles, but the circumstances surrounding his death were rather praegorian.
Etymology: Praetorian + gory
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COMMENTS:
Hehe, whoops, does not correspond to the definition...Pretty nifty anyway, eh? - Peepeedance, 2007-05-07: 21:28:00
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Reusination
Created by: 1badmf
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Reusination is quite popular among today's college students. Sharing ideas to benefit others.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short stories "Printcrime" and "I-Robot" which are both appear in Overclocked. Thank you Cory! ~ James
I absolutely LOVE the illustration on the homepage... gorgeous. Who did it?
Hi inkvision, Thanks for positive review on the drawing. Glad you like it! It was created by me (James Gang), or one of my clones, I'm not sure which. But really, it was nothing, we just copied Cory. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James