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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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Redingusend
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: REE-DEEN-GUSS-SEND
Sentence: Fran sent so many e-mails to her department head that she forgot what they were about................... "I just can't REDINGUSEND any more!" she cried in frustration. Ultimately, she was reduced to posting a note on his office door: "READ YOUR ****ing E-MAIL ALREADY !" .........reDINGusend................
Etymology: RE+DINGUS+SEND.........................REpeatedly+DINGUS-one whose name is forgotten or unknown+SEND-a futile repetitive cyberage attempt to communicate.
Emotirts
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: e-MO-terts
Sentence: After several of her emails bounced back, Roxie thought that a few emoticons in her text might get a better response. But when she broadcast the following email: ":o, 4col, Im :e tis adih: afiniati (iI) Im sobt u :8)(U=xc) W.B.S A.*
Etymology: Blend of EMOT (as in emoticon); EM: for email & acronym: R.T.S: return to sender.
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COMMENTS:
After several of her emails bounced Roxie thought that a few emoticons in her text might get a better response. But when she broadcast the following email: ":o, 4col, Im :e tis adih: afiniati {iI} Im sobt u :8)[U=xc] W.B.S A.* - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 05:58:00
The last part of my sentence to read: "her emotirts grew rapidly." * Cannot save it in the sentence box???? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 06:03:00
Think it got through now? Hope so, otherwise Roxie's may have "bounce-back" breakdown. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-24: 06:15:00
I keep wanting to add rig to the beginning of your word which might be appropriate - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-24: 14:16:00
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Phishappoint
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fish ap poynt
Sentence: Eudora had been having an e-mail relationship with Dick, whom she had met on a dating website, "lonelyloserswhowant tomeetotherlonelylosers.com". He could not have been sweeter, telling all the lovely things she had ever wanted to hear. He knew a lot about her, but wanted to know more. Like where she banked (and her account number)and her daily routine. After she had told him all about herself, the e-mails slowed down and the last few she had sent him kept bouncing back as undeliverable. Naive as she was, she realized that he was losing interest rapidly and she could not even contact him. He was about to really phishappoint her more the next time she used her debit card!
Etymology: Phish (The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization) & Disappoint (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of)
Emailody
Created by: nbsalomon
Pronunciation: ee-mayle-uh-dee
Sentence: My emailody was caused by my boyfriend.
Etymology: from email and malody
Ejectshun
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ējektshən
Sentence: Gloria couldn’t help but feel ejectshun when every e-mail she sent out bounced back. Turns out most of her friends are just as lazy as she is about clearing old e-mails.
Etymology: e (electronic) + rejection (refuse to agree) + shun (persistently avoid, ignore, or reject)
Sendergasted
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: sin/der/gas/ted
Sentence: I have been flabbergasted but I never thought i would be sindergasted
Etymology: sinder/to send, flabbergasted/dumbfounded or taken aback by something
Sendstricken
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: send - strik - en
Sentence: When Jeremiah did not receive any of the dozens of emails that Patty send him, she was simply sendstricken.
Etymology: send, stricken
Masoemailchist
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mah-so-ee-mail-kist
Sentence: Mabel masoemailchisted herself today one last time before giving Chad the old heave ho.
Etymology: masochist + email
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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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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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
I'm going to REDINGUSEND all you verbotomists!
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