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DEFINITION: A voice mail message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller.
Verboticisms
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Mysterme
Created by: Nicked
Pronunciation: MIS'-ter-me
Sentence: Tongue-tied was one thing, but brain-tied was another, she thought as she listened to yet another MysterME message asking for her to return the call.
Etymology: Myster from mystery and Mister + me from "It's me!" Alternative: MEsterious, MEntal
Communivacant
Created by: joelb
Pronunciation: kom-YOU-nah-VAY-kent
Sentence: His communivacant will go unreplied, since I can't identify his voice.
Etymology: communiqué + vacant
Smeemail
Created by: caffreyc
Pronunciation: tsmee-mail
Sentence: I got another smeemail today - I guess I know too many smees.
Etymology: "It's me" + mail
Dohdialing
Created by: srjones
Pronunciation: dough-dial-ing
Sentence: I checked my messages but it was some doofus dohdialing me.
Etymology: Doh, an exclamation of ignorant regret from Homer of the Simpsons.
Anonycall
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: a-non'-i-cal
Sentence: Damn! Someone left me another anonycall. How can I managed all these girlfriends?
Etymology: anonymous + phone call
Guessage
Created by: faithlessphil
Pronunciation: geh-sej
Sentence: Jim was so egotistical that he always assumed that his friends would recognize his voice, so he would always just leave guessages. Jim's friends don't really like him.
Etymology: Guess (because you have to guess) + sage from "Message"
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COMMENTS:
Nice combination of words - Poeiden, 2007-08-30: 07:22:00
you beat me to it! >:) - joelb, 2007-08-30: 20:50:00
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Phancall
Created by: Kombooch
Pronunciation: Fan - Call
Sentence: Don't you hate it when you get a mysterious phancall and have to figure out if you recognize the voice or if it was just a wrong number!?!
Etymology: Phantom Caller
Unrememessage
Created by: cujoe
Pronunciation: Un-ree-mehm-mehs-ehge
Sentence: Who is that? This is a total unrememessage.
Etymology: A combination of unrememberable and message.
Misterygmus
Created by: qcpbraca
Pronunciation: Mi-ste-ry-gmus
Sentence: I got mail message from misterygmus today and I really don't have a clue who could that be.
Etymology: Mistery + Enigma
Whomail
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: who-mail
Sentence: Out of three missed calls, two were whomails including one which sounded like the inside of someone's pocket or purse.
Etymology: who (for lack of ID) + mail (voicemail)
