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DEFINITION: v. To obsess over, and fantasize about electronic gadgets even though you can never figure out how they actually work. n. A beautiful but useless gadget.
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Whatchamacovet
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: wha-tcha-ma-cov-it
Sentence: Jim watchamacoveted the new marvelous toy that his neighbor's son got for Christmas. "A wonder to behold, it was, with many colors bright. And the moment he laid eyes on it, it became his heart's delight. It went 'zip' when it moved and 'bop' when it stopped and 'whirr' when it stood still. He never knew just what it was, and I guess he never will".
Etymology: whatchamacallit: something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a widget, gadget, gizmo, doodad, thingamajig or doohickey + covet: blameworthy desire for another's stuff; wish for longingly. "The Marvelous Toy" (apologies to Tom Paxton)was a song sung by Peter, Paul and Mary (RIP) about a mystical toy, handed down from father to son, that had no name, no purpose, but seemed to have magical powers to amuse and delight the recipient.
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COMMENTS:
Good blend...I remember that old song! - Nosila, 2009-12-30: 01:53:00
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Ifrenzy
Created by: ellboogie
Pronunciation: I-fren-zee
Sentence: Vickie was all in an ifrenzy about the new v16.327 64 ziggybyte Waystahdoe going on sale for $995 at the Peachy Computers store. Bobby couldn't wait to replace his old ifrenzy that she bought three weeks ago.
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Ifraud
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: i/frod
Sentence: Jolene's excitement lasted about as long as it took for her to pick up Target's new item. Even though she liked to tell herself she shopped at "Tarjay," tonight she had to admit, their new $4.00 music player was nothing but an Ifraud.
Etymology: I-Usually manufactured by Apple but this time Crapple. Fraud: Something intended to deceive.
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COMMENTS:
bigblue lappy 486 or commodore 16 afficionado ? - metrohumanx, 2008-07-25: 02:17:00
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Gizmotional
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: giz-mo-shun-uhl
Sentence: Bob became gizmotional and overwhelmed with gadgeglee upon opening his new 10-in-one remote control, until he realized the only button he recognized was "On".
Etymology: gizmo, emotional
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COMMENTS:
very heartfelt purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-04: 12:01:00
Good word. - ErWenn, 2007-06-04: 12:09:00
Good thing I didn't add the part about him pushing the down button and crushing the neighbor's cat under their garage door. (flintstones, meet the flintstones... thanks for my current bout of tunacy jabber. grrrrr....) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-04: 12:13:00
Word of the day. I get so gizmotional, baby... every time I watch Gremlins Two-hoo-hoo. - Clayton, 2007-06-04: 21:45:00
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Wowidget
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation: wou-wij-it
Sentence: 1. It's always fun to watch Phillip wowidget over the latest cell phones. 2. Just about everything sold at Sharper Image is a wowidget; nice to look at, but do you really need it?
Etymology: 1. Wow + 'idjit' (slang for idiot) 2. Wow + widget
Gearoused
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: geer-OWzed
Sentence: Despite her Luddite leanings, she became increasingly gearoused with every page turn of her Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue.
Etymology: gear + aroused
Thingamabawe
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: thing-a-ma-bah
Sentence: Dave's thingamabawe got him a ton of nifty gadgets that he couldn't work and $10,000 in debt.
Etymology: thingamabob/awe
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COMMENTS:
this works really well with the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-04: 11:59:00
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Hallucinnovate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: hal-loose-in-o-vate
Sentence: Nick the geek, had all the latest gadgets even though he couldn't use them. But his failure to master them was not enough to stop him hallucinnovating about what new gizmos would be available next week.
Etymology: hallucinate (fantasy vision) + innovation (something new, usually technological)
Gadgedweeb
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: ga-dja-dw-ee-b
Sentence: He was always buying the latest pretty gadgets but never could get them to work - he is such a gadgedweeb!
Etymology: Gadge (from gadget) + dweeb (a person regarded as socially inept or foolish)
Gizjizz
Created by: bmills
Pronunciation: Giz/jizz
Sentence: "Dude, you got the new Badberry!?? That's Awesome! I think i just gizjizzed myself. "
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by shutz. Thank you shutz! ~ James
Read about Jabberwocky's Garden of Verbal Delights in Verbotoweek.
pronunciation: uh-GOG-uh-tek........... sentence:Poor old Ira Gobler was AGOGATECH at his designer's latest device.He was so AGOGATECH that he let the factory's flaccid finances flow into a virtual vat of vapors while he thoughtfully tinkered and tweaked the tin toys and gamboled among the gizmoes generated just beyond the grounded iron gates of the fabrication facility...Someday...he would write an operator's manual...................... etymology: Agog+at+Technology=aGOGatech!
Sometimes my "comments" seem to appear in the wrong places....if only some clever soul would invent a GIZBO to prevent that.
....my brain hurts.....
Today's definition was suggested by shutz. Thank you shutz. ~ James