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DEFINITION: n., The uneasiness, social discomfort, and impending sense of doom which occurs when you realize that you've sent out a few too many emails after drinking way too much. v., To worry about your social status after a night of heavy drinking and stupid emailing.
Verboticisms
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Thirstyjohnny
Created by: fatcat
Pronunciation: thir stee jon nee
Sentence: "Bill pulled a Thirstyjohnny last night," said Will.
Etymology: Thirsty (to drink heavily) Johnny (someone bored and has lots of time on their hands)
Inebrignomy
Created by: Christianack
Pronunciation: In-eh-BRIG-no-me
Sentence: Igor felt inebrignomy when he was fired for not showing up for work after a night of drinking and computer using.
Etymology: Inebriety + Ignomy
Thirstified
Created by: Pmac46
Pronunciation: Thurst-i-fide
Sentence: Ted was fired from his job after he sent a rude e-mail to his boss while thirstified last night.
Etymology: (Thirst = a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. + "ify" + past tenswe)
Dejascrewed
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: day ja scr oooood
Sentence: The feeling of dejascrewed was so familiar, the message light on his phone throbbing in time with his headache, the dry mouth and the message from his boss in his inbox entitled "Re:hey Benny Brownnose"
Etymology: deja vu, screwed.
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COMMENTS:
Good prose and verboticism! Paints mind pictures and the feelings that go with it, very effectively! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:16:00
great words this week galway !! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 13:42:00
Almost been there... thank goodness I have full permissions on the boss's e-mail. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:38:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:44:00
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Edoomshine
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: E-doom-SHAYN
Sentence: Edoomshine overwhelmed Bob when he realized that he had sent out a few too many evodkagrams after drinking the night away online.
Etymology: Blend of E as in Email; DOOM:fate or destiny, esp.adverse fate & MOONSHINE: Illegally distilled whiskey; hard liquor. 2. Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! The moonshine's east, the moonshine's west, and Ozziebob word shines among the very best! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 16:55:00
What a rye sense of humour! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:45:00
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Emailbriated
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: e - MAYL - bree - aitd
Sentence: Looking thru the sent messages folder in his email, Eliot realized he was going to once again live down the offensive drivel he'd sent several friends while he was thoroughly emailbriated.
Etymology: Blend of email and inebriated
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COMMENTS:
Twice is Nice. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:50:00
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Doomerang
Created by: littorally
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The sense of pending disaster as whatever you did starts to turn and head back at you.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word...through in a pronounciation and etymology and you could get more points and be in line for the fabulous Verbotomy Trophy and Crown! - Nosila, 2008-12-03: 20:53:00
DOOMERANG is a great word- I wish you'd written more... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:34:00
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Bloghensive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: blog/hen/sive
Sentence: With all his true thoughts about his boss and his friends sent at the height true spiritual drunkedness, he was bloghensive of the feedback about to come his way.
Etymology: BLOGHENSIVE noun - from - BLOG (thoughts published on a Web page) + APPREHENSIVE (mentally upset over possible misfortune, danger, or stupidity)
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COMMENTS:
Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:06:00
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Mailady
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Mail ah dee
Sentence: Mailanie Mailaprop, also known as Mrs. Mailaprop, loved pina coladas, especially the way mweinmann made them up and served them. It was the Mailabu rum in them that inspired Mrs. Mailaprop to fire off mailicious mailshots in the drunken dead of night. When opened the next morning, the crapnel (crappy shrapnel) from these mail bomb explosions, ricocheted back to hit Mrs. Mailaprop. Oh! How she suffered from this Mailady!
Etymology: Mail, Malady ... Mail - send out messages via email. Malady - suffering from a disease or disorder, as in suffering from the physical disorder of a hangover - plus the mail disorder from writing under the influence.
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COMMENTS:
My sincere thanks to you mweinmann, for inspiring the first sentence. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 01:25:00
...and a toast to you, M'lady...crapnel! GOOD one! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 01:53:00
Cheers :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:04:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-12-03: 07:24:00
Mailisciously mailvevelant! - Nosila, 2008-12-03: 20:49:00
nice blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:05:00
I am so honored to inspire such a schtupendus story....and to be such an important part of the composition of the vehicle which helps along the state of drunkenness of Mailanie!! - mweinmann, 2008-12-06: 09:10:00
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Digigret
Created by: jranderson22
Pronunciation: dih-jee-gret
Sentence: I had a creeping sense of digigret that only worsened when I took a look inside my sent folder.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
You really gave the finger to digigret! (lol) I'm wondering what other daring deeds those creeping digits did to cause digigret? Very funny verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 21:24:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Tigger - 2008-02-08: 14:30:00
Ahh, e-mail and alcohol... They go together like peas and carrots, or like 'lack of inhibition' and 'lack of employment',
- 2008-02-26: 00:18:00
You hit my head with the bottle!
- 2008-02-26: 00:22:00
twice now!
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James