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DEFINITION: n. A message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller. v. To leave a message without identifying yourself.
Verboticisms
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Poltervoice
Created by: ShaggE
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "How do people expect me to call them back when all they leave is a poltervoice?"
Etymology: Poltergeist+ Voice
Lessage
Created by: emd2k3
Pronunciation: Less-age
Sentence: He left me no name or number, it's a total lessage.
Etymology: Message, Less
Nofovoi
Created by: deannewby
Pronunciation: No-Fo-Voy
Sentence: I got another one of those stupid Nofovoi messages!
Etymology: A combination of: 'No' for 'lack of', 'fo' the second half of the word info, 'voi' part of the word voice.
Enigmessage
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌɛnɪgˈmɛsədʒ/
Sentence: I hate enigmessages.
Etymology: From enigma + message.
Speaktease
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: speek-teez
Sentence: Carole threw her phone at the wall in disgust when she realised that the deep, sexy voice on the message had not left a name or contact number. "What a speaktease" she exclaimed.
Etymology: speak (as one does when leaving a voicemail message) + tease (provoke) + p****tease (one who promises but does not deliver satisfaction)
Stealthexting
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: stelth-EXT-ing
Sentence: Veronica got great joy and even prided herself on her stealthexting technique, wherein she could always manage to leave messages she knew would be unwelcome but that also left no indentifying trail.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'stealth' and 'texting'
Gibbage
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: gibb/a/ch
Sentence: I didn't call you back because you left a gibbage on my voice mail. How could I have known it was you?
Etymology: Gibberish (=nonsense) + message
Beepbeepditch
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: beep-beep-ditch
Sentence: Thanks to caller-ID the number of beepbeepditches has drastically decreased over the last decade
Etymology: from the game ding-dong-ditch
Incallnito
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: in-call-nee-toe
Sentence: Jim preferred to be incallnito when he called friends, just in case he owed them money.
Etymology: incognito: one whose identity is concealed + call
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COMMENTS:
this is clever; like it! - mweinmann, 2009-09-24: 06:59:00
Love the word...and love your pic...you look just like a lady I worked with called Hazel, from England...any relation? - Nosila, 2009-09-24: 19:28:00
umm...no, although I have used witch hazel once or twice. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-24: 22:42:00
Which hazel did you use??? - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:34:00
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Voicefail
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: voy-sss-fay-el
Sentence: Once again, Wanda fell victim to several voicefail messages when most of the callers left no information.
Etymology: Voice+fail
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COMMENTS:
Oooh the best! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:56:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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