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DEFINITION: n. A person who engages themselves in several different communication channels at the same time, without paying attention to any of them v. To constantly switch your focus between cellphone calls, text messages, emails, and anything else that beeps.
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Multispacing
Created by: freestyle
Pronunciation: Noun: multispacer
Sentence: "I can't believe Gary spends every day multispacing with his laptop, cell phone, video game console and web tv setup." -- "Yeah, he generally can't even tell you any specific thing he's done in the last week!" -- "He's such a multispacer!"
Etymology: multitasking - spacing out
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COMMENTS:
Fits the definition spectacularly! Truly great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 12:52:00
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Multitaskaboom
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mul - tee - task - kuh - boom
Sentence: Harriet was talking on her cell phone and applying her makeup using the rear view mirror and only realized she had tried to back out of the garage without opening the door when she heard the horrendous crash of the door spintering.
Etymology: multi task + kaboom
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COMMENTS:
Packs a lot of oomph! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 10:07:00
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Incelligent
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/cell/i/gent
Sentence: It takes a sophisticated and incelligent person today to command and control a Blackberry which is a able to act as a computer, phone, emailer, texter, gamer, GPSer, car starter, baby listening device, hair brush, electric shaver, nail filer and make-up mirror all in one and all at the same time while you're driving to work and eating breakfast.
Etymology: cell + intelligent
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COMMENTS:
Beeped all my bells! Ex'cell'ent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 09:14:00
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Polycrastinator
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /po-li-kras-tə-nāt-or/
Sentence: Unlike their kinfolk - PROcrastinators (i.e. those who do nothing all day), POLYcrastinators can do many nothings all at once, which makes them look extremely busy and productive.
Etymology: POLY – (fr. Greek) many; CRASTINUS – (fr. Lat) tomorrow, next day, future
Incomingtaxt
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: in - cum - ing - tax - t
Sentence: The butterflies in my stomach are caused by the buzz fluttering of all my communication devices. You might say I'im a bit over incomingtaxt.
Etymology: Incoming: arriving Taxed: strained
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COMMENTS:
nice one silvery - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-28: 13:20:00
The taxman is sure to have his finger in the pie! Very clever and funny creation. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-28: 15:35:00
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Phonectic
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: Phone hectic
Sentence: Jan was so enamoured of electronic communication she had mastered the art of talking on one phone, txting on another whilst reading her email and driving a car. Unfortunately this had rendered both her quality of speech and attention span rather short. She had become phonectic
Etymology: Phone: voice communication tool. Hectic: too fast, too soon. Phonetic: say it like it is
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COMMENTS:
AAAAh, the age of computers...no one can spell, without spellcheck; no one can formulate a sentence without grammarcheck and no one can add or substract without built in calculator...pretty soon all our cerebral functions will be replaced by machinery...HG Wells was waaaaay ahead of his time! - Nosila, 2008-12-13: 00:08:00
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Macaroami
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mac/a/rome/ee
Sentence: Being the proud owner of a MacBook, an ipod and an iphone her brain became so confused that she stuck a feather in her cap and became a Macaroami!!
Etymology: mac + roam + macaroni
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COMMENTS:
A dandy doodle, Yankee :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-12: 11:34:00
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Macaroami
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mac/a/rome/ee
Sentence: Being the proud owner of a MacBook, an ipod and an iphone her brain became so confused that she stuck a feather in her cap and became a Macaroami!!
Etymology: mac + roam + macaroni
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COMMENTS:
Delightful! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 09:41:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-28: 15:30:00
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Digiac
Created by: ddove60
Pronunciation: dij-i-ak
Sentence: "Did you see that digiac?" my wife exclaimed as I dodged the car that abruptly switched into my lane, "Trying to drive with two cell phones, and wearing an iPod?"
Etymology: digital + maniac
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COMMENTS:
Dig-it-all! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 09:21:00
Elegant in its compactness. Nice job. - stache, 2008-02-28: 10:39:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by magillo. Thank you magillo. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-28: 10:05:00
Fun definition! It's and inboxed knock out!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-28: 10:11:00
That should be ... an ... not and ... in my comment above! This is what happens when my fingertips think they can override my brain!
Today's definition was suggested by magillo. Thank you magillo. ~ James
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