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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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Missage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mis/age
Sentence: She is totally frustrated and confused when some one leaves a missage on her voice mail. The missage of course has no name, or number. To help her overcome her frustration she'll leave a missage, or two on a random friend's voice mail.
Etymology: missed message
Ghostmail
Created by: vmaxx
Pronunciation: um... [gohst]-[meyl]
Sentence: I specifically ask for callers to leave their name and phone number on my message to avoid ghostmail, but you know what, people just ignore it and assume I'm going to recognize a 1-second "hey, it's me!, give me a shout!" message. duh.
Etymology: um ghost + mail ;-)
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
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.
Enigmissive
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: eh-NIG-miss-ive
Sentence: There was no way to discern who had left the enigmissive on Sarah's voicemail
Etymology: enigma + missive
Communiquepasa
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: kuh-myoo-ni-key-pah-suh
Sentence: Joan had no idea who left the cryptic communiquepasa, "Call me" in her voicemail, but was able to determine that it was John by the fact that no one else liked her.
Etymology: Communique (offical announcement) + que pasa (what's happening)
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
Phonigma
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: foh-nig-mah
Sentence: Those 5 little words - "It's me. Call me back." presented Jessie with yet another phonigma
Etymology: phone, enigma
