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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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Bounceeblues
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bou n see blooze
Sentence: The bounceeblues really hurt, especially as this was her first experience of being the bouncee. That's that she cried, I'm finished with e-males forever.
Etymology: bounce blues bouncee as in victim.
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COMMENTS:
maybe she hit the bounceebooze after her rejection and became a bounceebluesboozehound - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 10:50:00
if she fell in an inebriation state, and got a bouncebluesboozebruise? - jadenguy, 2007-05-30: 12:45:00
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Cyberized
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: si-ber-ized
Sentence: Sickorina was obviously cyberized by her unsuccessful attempts in trying to stalk the former guy she dated one time.
Etymology: Cyber - of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture of computers, information technology, and virtual reality. Ized - Just made up, to show...one who is in the act of crazy overkill messaging.
Enailed
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: e-nailed
Sentence:
Etymology: e-mail and nailed so electronicaly nailed is enailed
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
Messedgy
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: mess-eh-jee
Sentence: Sue was becoming quite messedgy - it was obvious that her e-mails to her latest boyfriend were being returned.
Etymology: message, edgy (anxious and irritable)
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COMMENTS:
hey purple - you must have had a wild memorial day weekend to be logging in so late - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 11:59:00
Oh yeah, I've been off of work since Saturday! Unfortunately, I didn't have much fun, the yard work got out of hand, the garden needed planting, and I was up to my knees in mouse turds at the cabin. Think I'll suggest a definition for a really gross task... - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-30: 12:05:00
I'm sure it will all pay off - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 12:40:00
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Egitated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: e/gi/ta/ted
Sentence: Sally was very egitated that her emails to Jordan were returned with the message "Delivery Notification - Failure" .
Etymology: e + agitated
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COMMENTS:
e-strordinary - Nosila, 2009-12-11: 23:07:00
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Jerkmail
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: jûrk meyl
Sentence: Brian was ecstatic that his new Jerkmail filter was working correctly after dumping his E-Stalker girlfriend Susan
Etymology: Blend of Jerk + Junkmail
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COMMENTS:
ooh - that's a bit harsh - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:18:00
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Daemonstrated
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dee-mon-stra-ted
Sentence: Marla became more and more daemonstrated by the bounced emails in her inbox. Every one of them said Mailer-daemon@hercompany.com. She wondered if she should contact a priest to exorcise the mysterious, evil entity in her computer who foiled her attempts to contact the cute guy in shipping.
Etymology: daemon: a mail server program that runs in the background; maildaemon@___.com is the message one gets when an email is bounced for some reason such as an incorrect address or a domain is on a blacklist(term comes from Greek Mythology meaning a Guardian Spirit) + frustrated: having one's plans foiled + demonstrated: incapable of being disputed
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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Ebound
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: e/bound
Sentence: Her emails to Jordan were ebounded immediately with the message "Delivery Notification - Failure". She was sure it was deliberate and that she was on the ebound.
Etymology: e + rebound
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!
http://www.etiquettehell.com/content/eh_main/gen/eh_index.shtml
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