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DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or "refreshing" of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.
Verboticisms
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Clickkick
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: KLIHK-kihk
Sentence: Alex's clickkick meant he had to replace his mouth every three months.
Etymology: click + kick (thrill, or addiction)
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COMMENTS:
OY OY OY, that was odd, I meant "mouse", of course. I didn't know I typed with a lisp. :P - mplsbohemian, 2007-04-30: 11:01:00
Hehe! Reminds me of the time I typed Whittier, California with an S instead of a W! - toadstool57, 2007-04-30: 19:09:00
And would you believe I'm changing my first name to Whittier? I'll remember to be careful of that! - mplsbohemian, 2007-04-30: 21:24:00
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Cyclick
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: sy/click
Sentence: Harry had cyclick phases where he would refresh the daily Verbotomy words so frequently that his finger was developing a double-click twitch.
Etymology: cyclic (on a regular basis) + click (the button)
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COMMENTS:
Do you think it's a cycological problem? - petaj, 2007-04-30: 05:15:00
It could well be cycosomatclick! - pinwheel, 2007-04-30: 05:17:00
very nice! - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-30: 12:39:00
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Webberneck
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: WEB-ber-nek
Sentence: Roxie feared that if Bob continued to be such an obsessive webberneck, staring curiously and inquisitively whilst clicking frequently from webpage to webpage, he soon would become emouseculated.
Etymology: WEBBER: a user of the WWW; an internet user & NECK (as in rubberneck);straining one's neck to watch, checkout what's going on; gawk. EMOUSECULATE: Lose one's webrility or E-potency.
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:47:00
Great word! - Mustang, 2008-07-18: 18:33:00
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Webblinking
Created by: Splosion
Pronunciation: Web - blink - ing
Sentence: I don't blink when looking at webpages; I webblink, letting the page do it for me.
Etymology:
Oversite
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: over syte
Sentence: Due to his oversite and excitement on getting a reply, all of the 1200 hits on his singles ad were his own.
Etymology: Over (overdo;too much) & Site (a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web)and Wordplay on oversight (an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something)
Clicktomania
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: click-to-main-ee-a
Sentence: Dan realized that Marcy's clictomania had gotten out of control when he began to find mice hidden all over the house. It was obvious that her compulsive click-refresh, click-refresh behavior had worn them all out and she didn't want anyone to know she had this condition. No matter what, he knew it was time to confront her with the evidence and look for some kind of intervention before she ended up in real trouble.
Etymology: click + kleptomania: an obsessive compulsion to steal regardless of economic need
Clicksia
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: click + see + uh
Sentence: I have a mild case of clicksia when it comes to my online banking, I check it a good 10 times a day.
Etymology: click + um, diseases that end in "sia."
Mousefreteering
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: mows/fret/eer/ing
Sentence: Don's kids were known march around the room behind him during the last few minutes of his Ebay auctions singing, "Who's the leader of Ebay, who's Dad to you and me...C-L-I...CK-E -Y...M-O-U-S-E." He did not appreciate their mocking his affliction. Mousefreteering is not a laughing matter, and he has the handicapped plaque in his car to prove it.
Etymology: Root word-Mousketeer: One of a group of children appearing on the television program The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950's. Fret: fuss: worry unnecessarily or excessively.
Missadateaphobia
Created by: scottrobot
Pronunciation: miss-a-date-a-fo-bee-a
Sentence: Sam had Missadateaphobia because he feared that he would miss an update on his favorite website.
Etymology:
Refretish
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree fret ish
Sentence: he had a serious refretish, especially when he had posted a new word.
Etymology: refresh fetish
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COMMENTS:
nice one - petaj, 2007-05-01: 00:15:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James
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Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel. Thank you pinwheel. ~ James