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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.

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Internependent

Created by: thesteviest

Pronunciation: in-ter-ne-PEN-dent

Sentence: Internepents Anonymous first step is to take a group of people and their lap tops out of the same room and make them converse through instant messaging from different rooms.

Etymology: internet and dependent

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Eplaysia

Created by: blinktag

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Imever

Created by: Victoria

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Imailititus

Created by: haldean

Pronunciation: IHM-AYL-IH-TIE-TUS

Sentence: His imailititus is getting worse; it's like he's deaf and dumb. He just sent me an SMS to ask me to pass him the salt!

Etymology: IM (abbr, instant messaging) + Email + titus (Greek, meaning disorder)

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Jerkmailiac

Created by: noztril

Pronunciation: jurk mayl ee ak

Sentence: Sanford is a jerkmailiac

Etymology: jerk + junkmail + insomniac

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Eddicted

Created by: IneffableDawn

Pronunciation: ee-dik-ted

Sentence: Bob was so eddicted that his college professor had to email him with a message that said, "Yes, Bob?" When he raised his hand in class.

Etymology: E: From 'e-mail' ddicted: from 'addicted'

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Etwittermania

Created by: woofmaster

Pronunciation: e-twit-ter-may-nee-uh

Sentence: I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins. Your son -- your son has etwittermania. He's an etwittermaniac.

Etymology: From "e" (from e-mail, etc.), "twitter" (to twitter on, and, also, Twitter), mania (a suffix typically applied to obsessive behavioral disorders).

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Cybersessisyndromic

Created by: logorrhoea

Pronunciation: Si-ber-ses-ee-sin-drom-ik

Sentence: John sends 60 e-mails per hour but he hasn't spoken to any of his colleauges this month. He's been diagnosed by a psychiatrist as cybersessisyndromic.

Etymology: cyber + obsessed + syndrome

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