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DEFINITION: v. intr. To frustrate oneself by sending emails to someone who cannot receive them, especially when "over quota". n. An emotional response to bounced-back email.
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Correspondespondency
Created by: jerschneid
Pronunciation: COR-RE-SPON-DE-SPON-DEN-CY
Sentence: With every bounced email to my ex-girlfriend, my correspondespondency grows.
Etymology: a combination of "correspondence" and "despondency"
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COMMENTS:
excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:20:00
Perfect! - lumina, 2008-07-24: 16:08:00
I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:43:00
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Spamwalling
Created by: scissorjammer
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: from Stonewalling
Sendsitive
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: send-sah-tiv
Sentence: staring at the growing list of rejected emails, with my lip quivering uncontrollably, i realised i was becoming far to sendsitive
Etymology: send, sensitive
Weblock
Created by: evthalia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Invisible internet barriers prevented her inteded action(s) from materializing resulting in strong negative emotional overflow.
Etymology:
Emobilized
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ee/mow/bill/eyesd
Sentence: Jill was completely emobilized by her empty inbox. All of her heartfelt notes were flying around in cyberspace, rejected.
Etymology: email + immobilize + emotion
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COMMENTS:
This word has a 90% chance of entering the English Internet lexicon. It could be the next "moar." - jadenguy, 2007-05-30: 09:38:00
jadenguy - you must be friends with ziggy41 - he's a numbers person too - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 14:19:00
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Deesappointment
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: dees/app/oint/ment
Sentence: Deesappointment occurs when one emails fruitlessly.
Etymology: disappointment + e
Emailaise
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: ee-ma-LEYZ
Sentence: Jenna's emailaise was becoming unbearable. If they didn't want to give her the job, why did they give her a second interview and make her take the stupid Excel test?
Etymology: email + malaise
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COMMENTS:
nice one! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-30: 06:09:00
Thanks... it was one of those that just popped into my head right away. Wish they all did that. - Clayton, 2007-05-30: 09:19:00
very good word - very fitting for the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 11:54:00
Fantastic. - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-30: 12:26:00
Wow... my highest scoring word yet! I need to stop thinking more often. ^_^ - Clayton, 2007-05-30: 17:57:00
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Quotancholy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkwoʊdənˌkɑly/
Sentence: The quotancholy overtook me mere hours after she left for work. Why hadn't she cleared out enough room in her inbox for the 29 funny videos that I forwarded her?
Etymology: From quota + melancholy
Enailed
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: ee/nayld
Sentence: arrgg - enailed again
Etymology: email + nailed
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James
iwasatripwire - 2007-05-31: 10:41:00
The drawing kind of looks like me, too!
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