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DEFINITION: A psychological dependency on electronic messaging which often leads to compulsive emailing, even among people who are sitting inches apart.
Verboticisms
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Deftmutism
Created by: srjones
Pronunciation: deft-mute-izm
Sentence: We don't talk anymore just chat due to his deftmutism.
Etymology:
Epistuposis
Created by: AetasSerenus
Pronunciation: epi-stu-posis
Sentence: A friend of mine has developed a bad case of epistuposis, I haven't spoke face to face with her for over a month
Etymology: From the latin words epístula and pósitus, meaning e-mail and addict
Proximailing
Created by: jenorthar
Pronunciation: prox-email-ing
Sentence: Although they were sitting together on the couch, Bob and Jane continued proximailing each other in silence.
Etymology: proximity + emailing
Etardation
Created by: joelb
Pronunciation: e-tard-ay-shun
Sentence: His etardation reached it's pinnacle when he requested a video conference from across the room.
Etymology: e (for electronic, like in e-mail) + retardation
Ebutted
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: e-buht-ed
Sentence: Ken compulsively ebutted his cubicle partner then elbowed him in the ribs.
Etymology: e - from electronic (as in email) and abutted - to touch at the edge.
Jerkmailiac
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: jurk mayl ee ak
Sentence: Sanford is a jerkmailiac
Etymology: jerk + junkmail + insomniac
Yahoophoria
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: Ya-who-four-ee-ya
Sentence: Dennis spent most of his day in a state of Yahoophoria, compulsively chacking his email and im-ing his cubicle mate.
Etymology: Yahoo (email, IM service) and euphoria
Comments:
jadakiss98682 - 2007-08-29: 17:02:00
click on stewhawk and check the etymology of the word. it only makes sense
jadakiss98682 - 2007-08-29: 18:01:00
stewhawk = stephen hawking awesome :)