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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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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
Ejuggle
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈiˌdʒʌgḷ/ /EE-Juhg-l/
Sentence: He was an inveterate faultitasker, and he used e-juggle at three portable electronic devices while carrying on polylogues with four different friends. Unfortunately, he can't do this anymore, so he now uses seven devices and has zero friends. In the end, he figured it's all the same, right?
Etymology: from e(lectronic) + juggle
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COMMENTS:
See http://www.verbotomy.com/verbottle.php?jargonism_id=4064&definition_id=77 for the origin of "faultitask". - ErWenn, 2008-02-28: 09:28:00
Three great high-tech creates! You hit the juggler vein with this one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-28: 10:02:00
Jugglers and desultors - must be a circus in town! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-28: 15:41:00
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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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Obliveeoh
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Oh Bliv-E-Oh
Sentence: Cellsie Techoholic was so obliveeoh to the obstacles in front of her!
Etymology: Oblivious ~ Play on word and Oh! ~ To not be aware of or concerned about what is happening around or in front of yourself.
Thumbling
Created by: apolloedge
Pronunciation: thum bling
Sentence: Rhonda was so tired from working her gadgets all day that by five o'clock she was thumbling so badly that she broke up with her boss, fired her mother, and ordered Chinese all at the same time.
Etymology: thumb: attached to your hand + bling: as in fumbling and stumbling
Cybernought
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sy ber noy
Sentence: Cynthia was a cybernought...she was so connected on so many devices that she really never knew who or what she was speaking to or about...too much of a good thing is obviously very bad for you!
Etymology: Cyber (computer network & cybernaut (someone who surfs the computer networks, like an astor naut or an argonaut) & Nought (nothing;Nil)
Gizmotic
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Giz mot ick
Sentence: Jason tried in vain to untangle his handsfree cord before remembering he had the cordless earpiece in his pocket, swerving to miss a cyclist and cursing as the phone slipped from it's position between his shoulder and his ear. "Hang on!" he yelled at the phone as his beeper went off in his lap and he simultaneously read it and pulled the earpiece awkwardly from his pocket. "Dammit!" he exclaimed as his work mobile went off and he grabbed it automatically, fearing an emergency. He had to swerve again to narrowly miss a motorcycle and dropped the work mobile, scrabbling until he caught it mid-slide on it's way to the floor. "Jason here." he said, but it was Janeen on the other mobile wanting him to pick up bread. His beeper went of again and as he picked it up he heard his secretary's voice from the work mobile laughing. "Jason stop it! Just pick up your work phone and stop being gizmotic!" He complied just as he realised that light had actually been red.
Etymology: Gizmo - smallish technological tools frequently of dubious utility. Chaotic - descriptive of the chaos engendered by trying to answer, read or attend to multiple gizmos simultaneously.
Constantcommsattentive
Created by: JoFos
Pronunciation: Constant - comms - a- tentive
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
someone's attention is constantly taken by communication tools - JoFos, 2008-02-28: 15:08:00
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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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