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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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Cyboozeled
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /sai-BOO-zuhld/
Sentence: Jack had written a note to himself, "Don't drink and e-mail" on his sticky-note pad, which he had apparently been using as a beer coaster, but the next morning as he perused his 'Sent' folder and saw the e-mail to his boss, calling him a "sissyboy", he knew he'd cyboozeled himself out of another job. He laid his throbbing head down next to the phone to await the inevitable call to inform him of his unemployed status.
Etymology: cyber - as in 'cyberspace' (slang for electronic communication) + booze - any alcoholic beverage (from Middle Dutch, busen "to drink heavily") & foozled - bungled; played clumsily (golf slang; Perhaps from German dial., fuseln "work poorly or slowly")
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COMMENTS:
I like the originality in your choice of words and their blending. Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:18:00
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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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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!
Alconxious
Created by: whirlingstorm06
Pronunciation: al-konk-shoes
Sentence: Dave was alconxious last night. He drank, rambled on his computer and sent out emails and passed out. Now, he doesn't remember a thing he did.
Etymology: "alco" - alcohol "conx" - conked (passed out from drinking) "xious" - anxious
Convivemail
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: C-ah-n-viv-eh-male
Sentence: John got wasted at his company's holiday party, but he still had to send out his reports before the next day. After viewing the numerous typos and content of the reports John sent out, his co-workers classified John's reports as convivemail.
Etymology: Combination of "Convivial": relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; and "E-mail": a message sent electronically.
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)
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
Hangmailed
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hayng - maled
Sentence: Riley really felt hangmailed this morning in more ways than one. First, there was the enormous headache and queasiness from his hangover. But most horribly, he felt a sense of impending doom over the emails he thought he remembered sending last night. Did he really tell off his boss, his girlfriend, his brother and his best friend all in the span of a few hours? He was afraid to open his inbox.
Etymology: Hang (kill by hanging, hang one's head in shame; to be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind") + Hang is the beginning of the word hangover. The last part of the word is mailed (past tense of mail, as in its too late)....you've been hanged with your mail!!
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COMMENTS:
Super word and super etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:06:00
Hangmailing sounds like a hanging offense...Good Word! - Nosila, 2008-12-03: 20:51:00
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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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Alcospamitis
Created by: gregoriantumor
Pronunciation: al-ko-spam-i-tis
Sentence: The Nigerian spammer accuses his chronic spamming to alcospamitis.
Etymology: English; adj/adverb, 14th century
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