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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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Repeatalize
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: re-peet-a-lize
Sentence: He fancied himself a sort of content preacher; reverend John104, repeatalized the HD-DVD key to every message board, blog, and fourm denizen he could fine.
Etymology: repeat, evangelize
Lamogrande
Created by: DavidShantz
Pronunciation: Lay-mo-gran-day
Sentence: This guy won't last a week, LamoGrande
Etymology: Lame (surf)+ Oh + Grande (Spanish) Meaning: ineffective and maladroit on a monumental scale
Memepose
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: meem POZ
Sentence: Creating a MySpace page for a friend, even if you're frustrated that they haven't made their own, is a memeposition.
Etymology: Meme + Impose
Meemcream
Created by: jonathanbruder
Pronunciation: /mēmkrēm/
Sentence: That cat was ugly. But she thought it was perfect, and proceeded to meemcream it all over the county.
Etymology: meme (a cultural item transmitted by repetition) + cream (to froth; foam)
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COMMENTS:
i enjoy the slightly lurid overtones - benjamin, 2007-05-07: 20:27:00
nothing slightly about it :) - jonathanbruder, 2007-05-07: 20:28:00
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Oureka
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: Ow-ree-ka
Sentence: Overflowing with the joy of the moment, I ourekaed the email again and again, pausing only occasionally to babble incoherently.
Etymology: Our + Eureka
Plagiariffic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: plag/are/if/ick
Sentence: Joe is plagiarific. As a salesman, he uses all of the latest and greatest ideas he "borrowed" from the business books on the 'Best Sellers List' and shares them with his clients to impress them.
Etymology: PLAGIARIFFIC - noun - from PLAGIARIZE (to take and use ideas, or passages from another's work)+ TERRIFIC (extremely good; wonderful)
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! - airlie, 2008-07-07: 07:00:00
PLAGARIFFIC is good, and it holds closely to the definition.... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:55:00
Very apt. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-07: 19:32:00
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Minimeograph
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mini/mee/oh/graf
Sentence: I decided to put the old office equipment to good use and made one million minimeographs to deliver door to door.
Etymology: mimeograph + mini-me (character in Austin Powers movies)
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COMMENTS:
MINIEOGRAPH is very funny, although i stumbled over it at first. Nice reference to American Pop Culture.
Jabberwocky strikes another blow for humor! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:46:00
Creative and funny. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-07: 19:31:00
Love your word...I may have to dooplicate it myself! - Nosila, 2008-07-07: 20:34:00
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Duzhypel
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: dohz-hahyp-uhl
Sentence: Peta Paul and his Duzhypels were fired up about their Kinkos volume discount.
Etymology: Disciple: follower; an active adherent + Does: 3rd pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do + hype: promote or publicize showily
Eupagate
Created by: mjmlabs
Pronunciation: YOOP-uh-gayt
Sentence: That new song has really been eupagating widely; I sent it to my brother, and he sent it to his girlfriend, and she sent it to her co-worker, and she sent it to her therapist ... and that's ME!
Etymology: Eu- (prefix; "Good; well; true," as well as "A derivative of a specified substance") + propagate (and you should look that one up for yourself if you don't know it, because there are several applicable meanings that I'm not about to type out)
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