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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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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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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)
Bendersender
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ben-der-sen-der
Sentence: A chill went through Cheryl as the third person directed a cold shoulder in her direction. Was this a harBINGEr of doom? That old bendersender feeling returned when she got to her desk, saw the empty bottle and red wine stains on the keyboard.
Etymology: bender (a heavy drinking session) sender (one who emails others)
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COMMENTS:
I love the way your brain bends to come up with these! - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 04:46:00
a bendersendermend - is the apology that follows in an attempt to redress offenses - petaj, 2008-12-03: 05:09:00
Addressed to the bendersender's friends? - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 05:27:00
harBINGEr - laughed and thought it a great create - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:05:00
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Emailarrhea
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: e-may-lah-ree-uh
Sentence: John felt a strange sense of emailarrhea after waking up in front of his computer surrounded by empty liquor bottles.
Etymology: email and diarrhea
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COMMENTS:
Right on the definition! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:15:00
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Intoxicommunication
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: 1ntɑksəkəmyoōnəkāshən
Sentence: When Joe woke up Monday morning he was terrified to discover that he had indulged in intoxicommunication the night before. He had apparently decided to tell everybody he knows about his inner-most secrets. He was more than a little concerned to see that he had dozens and dozens of messages waiting for him. He was greatly relieved to find that his touch-typing skills had failed him. 99% of what he sent out was utter gibberish. Most of the reply messages consisted of **Huh?**.
Etymology: intoxication (of alcoholic drink or a drug; cause someone to lose control of their faculties or behavior) + communication (the imparting or exchanging of information or news)
Alcqwerty
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: al-kwur-tee
Sentence: Alcqwerty and boredom led to my rant on IM yesterday morning.
Etymology: alcohol + QWERTY
Clicksand
Created by: Magnetic
Pronunciation: klik - sand
Sentence: Knowing there was nothing he could do to fix the inevitable drunken harm he'd done at the keyboard the previous night, Bob accepted the impending reprocussions as he stewed in his own clicksand.
Etymology: click (computer or texting) + (quick)sand + click send (modified past tense of clicking the send button to send an email that now cannot be unsent)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent choice of words well blended into into a simple clear-meaning catchy verboticism. Reprocussions is a nifty one, too. Excellent creations! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:30:00
fantastic word - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:47:00
absolutely great! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:40:00
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Alcoherence
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: al-co-heer-ence
Sentence: Consciousness returned to him gradually, as did the catalogue of transmissions which were sublimely alcoherent. They made no sense!
Etymology: alcohol, coherence
Schizomailia
Created by: Misscj
Pronunciation: Skiz-o-may-li-a
Sentence: "I must have had schizomailia, I emailed everyone at work a photo of my nuts. I don't even remember doing it. It wasn't me".
Etymology: Schizophrenic emailing
Rogueemailephant
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: rowg/emial/efant
Sentence: The rogueemailephant finally sent one too many drunken emails which forced the company into bankruptcy. He hasn't been herd from since, although it has been speculated that he may try to join the Societe Generelephants.
Etymology: email + rogue elephant (person who avoids others)
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COMMENTS:
I assume he will packiederm his bags and go - galwaywegian, 2008-02-08: 07:38:00
You're very hugely creative, today! Evokes thoughts of rogue mails big as elephants! Can you e-male us ladies some to Njoy? (very red faced with longlived laughter) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:45:00
Great puns ... through and through ... you are so good at what you do! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:46:00
And here's the sad truth about drunken elephants... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21432722/ - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 11:44:00
truly shocking story but at least they went out happy - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:52:00
Very cute, almost Babaric...did you pull that one out of your trunk? - Nosila, 2008-02-09: 03:51:00
Creative and interesting! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:50:00
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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