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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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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
Hertzhop
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: HURTS--hop
Sentence: Roxie often drifted into gormless gizmazement, hertzhopping endlessly from emailing to a silent radio reverie.
Etymology: Blend of HERTZ: from the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second; it is abbreviated Hz. It is commonly used to specify the frequency of radio waves, and also the clock frequencies in digital computers. His experiments with these electromagnetic waves led to the development of the wireless telegraph and the radio. In the fantastic voyage: From electricity to electronics Heinrich Hertz among others helped in ... micro- electronics, particularly its impact on the computer industry. ... & HOP: to jump from place to place or from thing to thing.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word, great sentence, based on an exceptional etymology. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-12: 12:13:00
It hurts to hertzhop that much! - Nosila, 2008-12-12: 16:20:00
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Multipodophreniac
Created by: doseydotes
Pronunciation: ˈməl-tˈī-ˈpäd-ə-ˈfre-nē-ˌak
Sentence: Martha is such a multipodophreniac that she's begun driving with her knees so she can operate three electronic devices at one time.
Etymology: Multi, from Latin, multus - meaning much, many; ipod, from Apple, ipodia - meaning overpriced teen impulse purchase; schizophrenia, New Latin, meaning totally freakin' crazy; and maniac, Late Latin, from maniacal - a driver more reckless than I am.
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COMMENTS:
A very humerous etymology, I must say. - stache, 2008-02-28: 11:27:00
Chuckles and kudos for your intriguing creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 12:38:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2008-02-28: 14:48:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-28: 15:31:00
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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
Roboblipper
Created by: youngerway
Pronunciation: rəʊbɒblɪpə(r)
Sentence: Beth is definitely a roboblipper. She's always pressing buttons not knowin what tha hell she's doing. She tries to switch channels with her blackberry at least twice a day.
Etymology: robot (person who works without thinking) + blip
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes we all fall to roboblipping ... this will keep me chuckling every time I do it. Funtastic word. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-12: 12:14:00
clever blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:19:00
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Blackburial
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blak bery all
Sentence: Shauna never went anywhere without her Blackberry, her cellphones and her laptop. We were never sure why she thought she was so important that she had to be in constant contact with everyone she ever met. Face to face discussions with her were rare,and not without her needing to respond to every beep, text or call. She called it multi-tasking, we called it blackburial. Her only connection with other humans was through these electronic gadgets. She would lock herself away for hours on end in her office and click and text people. One day she was asked (on Blackberry) why she kept so many devices going at once. Without a hint of irony, she said it was because she loved dealing with people!
Etymology: blackberry (communication device, which apparently is very addictive) & burial (being covered in something)
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COMMENTS:
Pure class :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-12: 23:42:00
Very interesting word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:17:00
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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: INCELLIGENT - from CELL + INTELLIGENT
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COMMENTS:
Truly great create for it incorporates the essence of the brain power involved. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-12: 12:17:00
I like it. - Mustang, 2008-12-13: 01:33:00
Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:18:00
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Techstracter
Created by: orcasellen
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was too techstracted to get any work done.
Etymology:
Taskatron
Created by: busterman
Pronunciation: Task/a/tron
Sentence: Louise, not noticing that she has become a taskatron, left her new lottery winnings at the liquor store counter. She was on line, booking her flight to Dubai, listening to Lynne Cheney's novels and texting her wife.
Etymology: Multi-tasking in the twenty first century.
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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