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'Quit clicking on me. Use F5!'

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.

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Webdexiety

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: web/dex/iety

Sentence: When checking her e-Bay sales, webdexiety over took her checking again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again to see if anybody had bid higher for her item.

Etymology: web + index finger + anxiety

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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)

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Refreshaclickmania

Created by: brightetes8

Pronunciation: (ree-fresh-uh-klik-may-nee-uh)(NOUN)

Sentence: His refreshaclickmania led him to wasted hours on the same web page.

Etymology: refresh as in reloading a web page + a -a pronoun + click as in the most common action used on a computer mouse + mania as in a obsessive disorder that is compulsive and sometimes leads to hysteria.

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Eclicktical

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: ee/clik/ti/cal

Sentence: A truly eclicktical personality orbits the mouse pad constantly, clicking as he does so.

Etymology: click + ecliptical (circular path)

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Clicktomania

mrskellyscl

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

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Obsessivecompressive

Created by: thinkbolt

Pronunciation: ob-sess-iv-com-press-iv

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Refreshomania

MissRabbit

Created by: MissRabbit

Pronunciation: ri - FRESH - o - may - ni - a

Sentence: Afflicted by a severe case of refreshomania, John sat before his computer obsessively reloading Ebay to see if his bid was still in the lead.

Etymology: refresh: from the common computer term for reloading a screen, from the Old English refreschen ("reinvigorate") mania: from the Greek mania ("madness")

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Fastidimouse

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fas/ti/dee/mouse

Sentence: Mickey was overly fastidimouse and could not let more than ten seconds elapse before checking his ebay account.

Etymology: fastidious (overly fussy) + mouse

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COMMENTS:

Me likey. :) - lumina, 2008-07-19: 22:23:00

Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:12:00

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Hooktonclix

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: hooked-n-clicks

Sentence: Shelly's hooktonclix resulted in uncontrollable contractions of her lumbricals. Part of her therapy was to set up a feed aggregator to do the updating for her.

Etymology: hooked on (addicted to) + Braxton Hicks (contractions experienced during pregnancy) + click

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COMMENTS:

ohwtepph oooohhhh... Toni Braxton. XD - ohwtepph, 2007-04-30: 05:11:00

Congrats on winning the mug, Petaj! Did you pick a verbotomy for it yet? I like your "tabooty". - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-30: 06:59:00

petaj I think I'll go for "insultant" since it's my best one from last week. - petaj, 2007-05-01: 00:20:00

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Clikche

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: clique-shay

Sentence: If Marcy's clikche doesn't subside, I am going to have to get out the arsenic. NO, it's for me.

Etymology: Clik + Cliche

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-30: 00:01:19
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-30: 01:26:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-16: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel. Thank you pinwheel. ~ James