Verboticisms

Created by: johnnyrockett

Pronunciation: E-go-nor

Sentence: While the clerk was robbed, I egonored her while listening to the new song from Justin Timberlake.

Etymology: Ego - an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others Ignore - to refrain from noticing or recognizing

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ītoōnd

Sentence: Joyce is completely iTuned. If anything does not effect her directly or is not about her, she isn\\\'t interested. If any of her few friends try to tell her about their lives, she just iTunes them out. She refuses to use FaceBook because postings by others show up there and wastes her time. She preferrs to Tweet even though she has trouble understanding why more people haven\'t subscribed to her account.

Etymology: I (pronoun: first person singular) + tuned (adjust a receiver circuit such as a radio or television to the frequency of the required signal) + itunes (iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files)

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Created by: bokashiman

Pronunciation: eye-nar-sis-dis-so-she-ate

Sentence:

Etymology: from narcissism - love of self and dissociation - zoning out

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: nob liv ee us

Sentence: Isadora was noblivious when she zoned in on her music and dialed away the world. She missed seeing so many accidents that she caused due to her inattention.

Etymology: Nob (variant spelling of KNOB,a button on a dial to adjust sound on a radio) & Oblivious (failing to keep in mind)

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Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: eye-pod-yoo-late

Sentence: Sometimes it helps to ipodulate and escape the trivialities and trials of life.

Etymology: Very obvious. From "ipod" and "isolate". Also note the "u" as a reference to the notion of making time for yourself.

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /I-'t&r-n&-"lIz/

Sentence: Iternalizing is a good way to avoid annoying small talk with the person sitting next to you on the bus.

Etymology: From i- (as in iPod, iTunes, and iMac) and internalize

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: oh bliv eego

Sentence: Melody had shortened her name to MeMe and it suited her well. She could not pass a window or mirror without gazing adoringly at herself. It was always all about her. Until that day when she strapped on her i-pod and went running, dancing down the busy street oblivego to all else around her. Too bad the loud rendition of "I did it my way" prevented her from hearing that Greyhound Bus heading her way...oops!

Etymology: Oblivious (Unaware of anything else;forgetful;unmindful)& Ego (an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others;your consciousness of your own identity;vanity;self-importance)

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Created by: Ahoytheship

Pronunciation: odd-ee-o-bliv-ee-us

Sentence: Due to the rockin' tune playing over his headphones, he was audioblivious to the large tiger stalking him.

Etymology: audio= having to do with sound oblivious= not paying attention to anything

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COMMENTS:

Please contract me on the real meaning I am audioblivious thank you - audioblivious, 2012-11-28: 19:58:00

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Created by: vishalrix

Pronunciation:

Sentence: From the day she got her first ipod, her parents knew she was a ipodigy.

Etymology: ipod + prodigy

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: em-pee-me

Sentence: Cindy was having an mpme moment while she tuned out the world around her and listened to her iPod.

Etymology: mp3 + me

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