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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.
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Alcotrepemailidation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: al-kuh-trep-ee-meyl-i-dey-shuhn
Sentence: As he wakes from a weekend of partying Jerry sees his laptop and is filled with alcotrepemailidation. Did he really send those flaming emails that he was thinking about? He groggily looks in his sent folder only to find messages that are complete gibberish. Whew! Thank goodness for whiskey-reduced typing skills.
Etymology: alcohol (liquor) + email (a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals) + trepidation (tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbatio)
Coronohnoa
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kor - oh - no - no - ah
Sentence: Karen thought she heard Noah muttering his own name over and over in the office but when she got up and went in there, she had an interesting discovery. Noah was slumped over his computer, babbling drunkenly coronohnoa, coronohnoa over and over. When she saw the empty bottles of Corona and the emails he had sent to his boss, she doubted he would still have a job on Monday morning.
Etymology: Corona (brand of beer)+ oh no!
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)
Statusinfraction
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sta/tus/in/frac/shun
Sentence: I got me some statusinfraction I tried to get a girl reaction 'Now I'll cry and I'll cry and I'll cry and I'll cry I can't get no, I can't get no
Etymology: status + infraction + satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
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COMMENTS:
Good one, Jaggerwocky - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 06:16:00
Doctor, please...some more of these... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:37:00
Top of the Charts! Music to my ears! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:10:00
Good thing Time is on My Side, Jumpin Jack Flash! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:46:00
very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:07:00
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Ethanolopression
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: ETHANOLOPRESSION
Sentence: As he machanically scrolled through about a dozen e-mails from giddy co-workers, the events of last evening began to take shape. Slowly, almost lazily, the dim suspicion of something being vaguely out of place began to yield to an outright dread as his gaze fell on the last message. That one was from Mr. Goldenshlock himself. The e-mail quoted Jake's own message to the entire company in which he described the etymology of the world "shlock" and advised Jake where he can pick up his last paycheck. Overcome by utter ethanolopression, Jake grabbed for the bottle with the last two drops of tequila and finished it off without thinking of the worm that stuck to his uvula.
Etymology: "Ethanol" - two carbon alcohol compound ubiquitous to all alcoholic beverages. "Pression" - root word from "depression. (Comment: the word was originally spelled with a hyphen: "e-thanolopression," which makes total sense given its original meaning. Through the ages, however, this was dropped by lazy spellers who felt it was beneath them to use the ring finger of their right hand to press an extra key [see: "ROFLMAO" "UR GR8" "BTW" and "BRB"]
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COMMENTS:
wow! - splendiction, 2010-04-28: 23:08:00
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Treemulous
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: treem/u/lus
Sentence: He was treemulous as he slunk silently to his desk, hoping a new virus had attacked during the night and wiped out his caustic emails.
Etymology: tremulous + e (as in email)
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COMMENTS:
Embedding the e(mail) within tremulous was very creative! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:55:00
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Egret
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: like regret, drop the first R
Sentence: It was the morning after the big celebration and Dmitri woke in a puddle of his own sick. Worried that he may have defiled his prized laptop, he gingerly tapped the mouse and waited. What he found was a fully operational computer, buzzing with reply e-mails. The previous evening's activities came into sharper focus as he scanned the subject lines in his in-box. His EGRET reached it's zenith as he read the e-mail firing him from the very job promotion he had been celebrating.
Etymology: regret, and e-mail
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! Short and right to the point! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:12:00
Great verboticism - Mustang, 2008-02-09: 04:10:00
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Eliquoreckoning
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee lik er rekon ing
Sentence: Having the Stag party to his upcoming nuptials at his own swinging bachelor pad was, in hindsight, probably not such a great idea. At some point during the boozefest, it seemed to Kirk funny to forward e-mails to his prospective father-in-law and bride. In the foggy dawn of his wedding day the next morning, the e-mails had lost their humor...the day of eliquoreckoning had arrived. The father apparently did not appreciate the on-line newspaper printing his obituary or getting tons of spam from Viagra companies, escort agencies and penile implant firms. His daughter objected just as strongly to all the e-mail she was getting from the local prison inmates and the public health clinic about her social disease inquiries. Surprisingly, he had a curt e-mail from the lovely Jolene cancelling their wedding and from her father, one threatening every kind of legal action and public shunning. On the other hand, Kurt was inspired to invent a booze shield which prevents e-mail from working if alcohol is detected on the breath of the sender...he's filthy rich now. It's called a Breath-e-lizer.
Etymology: e-(electronic communication); Liquor (alcohol, booze) & Reckoning (an unpleasant or disastrous destiny;consequence of an action)
Treyall
Created by: valevans
Pronunciation: tre-awl
Sentence: Jimmmy was drinking all night with friends and woke up with many messages about messages he had sent to his boss. "Oh man I treyalled...." he said.
Etymology: trey-unknown contact, all-embarrassment by others
Drunkzmailz
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Drunks-mails
Sentence: Dimwhitter Derloke had a very bad habit of sending drunkzmailz speaking his inebriated mind...when he should have gone to sleep instead of typing drunk.
Etymology: A play on the words Drunks and Mails.
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