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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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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

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Intoxicommunication

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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)

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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: blog + apprehensive

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! Bloghensive cuts right to the heart of that feeling! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:34:00

Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:48:00

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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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Remorseinebremail

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: re-morss-in-EEB-ree-mayl

Sentence: Upon awakening after his marathon on-line experience while totally blitzed, Jerry had a major attack of remorseinebremail when he saw the entries in his email 'sent messages' folder.

Etymology: Blend of 'remorse' (regret), 'inebriated' (intoxicated, under the influence of alcohol) and 'email' (electronic communication)

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Vodkuneasymail

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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)

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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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Irratractablessness

Created by: ianbkk

Pronunciation: The main stress is on the third syllable.

Sentence: His irratractablessness swallowed all hope.

Etymology:

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Alcotrepemailidation

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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)

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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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-08: 03:25:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-28: 00:22:00
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James