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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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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)
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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Hangmail
Created by: metro1
Pronunciation: hang-male
Sentence: Roger was so dedicated to his new job that he decided to work all night long. As it got later, he gave himself a beer as a motivational reward. As it got later and later, he found he needed more and more rewards to keep going... But he persisted and documented his progress with a series of emails to all his colleagues. When he regained conscious, he discovered that he had created potentially career-ending hangmail.
Etymology: hangover + hangnail + email
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COMMENTS:
Well-crafted ... slid right into the ending with a nifty verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:22:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:40:00
Thanks Silvery and Purple! - metro1, 2008-02-10: 14:49:00
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Innebrigret
Created by: Niktionary
Pronunciation: e-neeb-ree-gret
Sentence: I knew when I woke up Sun. Morning wearing a tu-tu with my best friend's pug, I knew it would be a long time before I would get rid of this innebrigret.
Etymology: inebriated+ regret
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COMMENTS:
Darling image! Fungood! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:10:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2008-02-09: 04:11:00
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Drunkified
Created by: shaggy1452
Pronunciation: Drunk-i-fide
Sentence: he was soooo Drunified last weekend, he sent out a mass txt
Etymology: drunk - to be intoxicated ification - a noun ending related to the supine ending
Alcommunicatastrophe
Created by: loquaciousloquat
Pronunciation: AL-com-you-ni-ca-TAS-tro-fee
Sentence: After a night-long binge of girl drinks and Zima in much-too-close proximity to his laptop, Bob feels the knot of alcommunicatastrophe in his weakened stomach as the reality of emailing everyone in his address book his deepest and most existentialist thoughts sets in.
Etymology: Alcohol - noun; a beverage known for causing euphoria, vomit, and remorse. Communication - noun; the expression of one's thoughts and opinions via words, gestures, or drunken emailing. Catastrophe - noun; a very, very bad thing that cannot be undone.
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COMMENTS:
Rooooolllls nicely off the tongue! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:29:00
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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
Angstipsy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ahngks-TIP-see
Sentence: Zymxiety and blottoriety echoed like thunder in Bob's aching head. The anticipation of waiting was over; the fearsome figure of his boss loomed closer and closer. His angstipsy trebled and fumbling for words he trembled-out, " Good morning, Mr Grump -oops, I mean Mr Trump.
Etymology: ANGST: unspecified, uncertain feeling of dread, anxiety or anguish & TIPSY:being under the influence of strong drink, rendered foolish by liquor. ZYMXIETY: zym: fermentation in wine making, brewing & an(XIETY).BLOTTORIETY:blotto and notoriety
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COMMENTS:
Clever sentence! Beginning with a tongue-tripper for me ... and ending with Bob's angsttipsey tongue-tripping! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:03:00
Your many verbots always amaze me. Sometimes, like zym today, you bring new words to me. My parents and grandparents liked to zym California grapes. I like to zym sweet dark red cherries into cherry brandy! Zym is now zimmed indelibly to my vocabulary! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:10:00
super word ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:48:00
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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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Vodkuneasymail
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vädkənēzēmāl
Sentence: When Bill woke up Sunday he vaguely remembered spending much of his Saturday night catching up with his friends. He cringed at the thought that he had sent a scathing vodkuneasymail to his boss. You can imagine how relieved he was when he found that email still in the drafts folder. A quick delete and a couple Advil improved the morning greatly.
Etymology: vodka (an alcoholic spirit of Russian origin made by distillation of rye, wheat, or potatoes) + eneasy (causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable) + email (messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network)
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