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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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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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Multitascatterbrain
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mul-teh-task-SKAT-ehr-brane
Sentence: Muriel is an absolute mutltitascatterbrain, constantly engaged in texting her friends, monitoring her email, updating her blog page, doing her makeup, talking on the phone and watching soaps thru the day and remembering little of what she'd seen, heard or said.
Etymology: Blend of multitask and scatterbrain
Twitiot
Created by: Laurenza
Pronunciation: Twi-diot
Sentence: Look at that twitiot driving into the telephone pole!
Etymology:
Gadgeddiction
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gajədikshən
Sentence: Jill’s gadgeddiction worried even her the other morning when she woke and found her iPad, iPod and iPhone having a conversation without her. It didn’t upset her quite so much that it happened but that she was left out.
Etymology: gadget (a small mechanical device or tool) + addiction (physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance)
Techstracter
Created by: orcasellen
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was too techstracted to get any work done.
Etymology:
Electronicdistractiondisorder
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: e-lec-tron-ic dis-trac-tion dis-or-der
Sentence: Kimberly didn't have time to explain to everyone the particulars of her Electronic Distraction Disorder (EDD) because she was too busy updating her face space tweet sheet.
Etymology: electronic + distraction + disorder. Play on Attention Deficit Disorder.
Https
Created by: squarishtriangle
Pronunciation: aitch-tea-tea-pea-ess
Sentence: She finally came to admitting her addiction and convinced herself to see a therapist about her long suffering from the modern day pandemic HTTPS, online of course.
Etymology: Acronym for Hyper Text, Type and Phone Syndrome
Chatchatchat
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Like the dance - cha cha cha
Sentence: Loquacia's stint on "Dancing with the Stars" was shortlived. She was fully kitted up with Blackberry, iPhone, walkie talkie, and netbook for every rehearsal. Instead of practising the paso doble and the foxtrot, she kept doing the chatchatchat.
Etymology: cha cha cha - an up tempo dance step + chat (communicate)
Ediot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ēdēət
Sentence: Rudy is addicted to his electronic toys. If he wasn't texting someone, he was checking his e-mail, browsing the internet or blogging. He might even be found creating a nonsense word for some silly online game. Despite all these connections Rudy is an ediot. He has no idea what is going on in the real world. Obama elected? He didn't even know there was an election until several days after the fact.
Etymology: e (electronic) + idiot (a stupid person)
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COMMENTS:
Perfect word, artr! - Nosila, 2008-12-12: 16:15:00
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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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