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DEFINITION: n. The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency. v. To search for something that should be easy to find.
Verboticisms
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Googlepsy
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: goo-gul-ep-see
Sentence: After failing to find his keys, Bob was overcome by a bout of googlepsy, and tried turning to the popular search engine for their location.
Etymology: Google, epilepsy
Life
Created by: likephilshead
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: You know what I mean.
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COMMENTS:
Exactly! - egonschiela, 2007-01-05: 10:08:00
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Interlossabilia
Created by: lebeast
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Struggling for years with his interlossabilia, he finally came to grips with his problem, and decided to seek help
Etymology: internet+lose
Dopesy
Created by: Chapin
Pronunciation: Dope-see, dope-uh-see (alt.)
Sentence: Either invisible gnomes are deliberately stealing and hiding my keys, or I've got terminal dopesy.
Etymology: Root: "dope," an idiot or stupid person. Also a play on "dropsy," an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in bodily tissues or cavities.
Googlewithdrawal
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: goo-gle-with-draw-al
Sentence: Bill suffered googlewithdrawal and was unable to organize or find anything without the familiar search engine.
Etymology: google + withdrawal
Discomgooglated
Created by: dturner
Pronunciation: pronounced like "discombobulated" ("gl" is a syllable)
Sentence: Robert was so ferociously discomgooglated, he would frequently type in mid-air in order to locate the eyeglasses perched on his forehead.
Etymology: from dis- L. dis- "apart" & com- L. "with" & google E. Billy De Beck's "Barney Google" (small man with large eyes)
Librarianemesis
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: lie-brair-ea-NEM-a-sis
Sentence: Since the advent of the world wide web, Alice, the librarian, had given up cataloging the contents of her house. She was afflicted with a malaise known as librarianemesis.
Etymology: librarian (traditional stereotype includes being inordinately organised) + nemesis ("the bane of my life")
Dotcompromised
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: daht/com/pro/mizd
Sentence: He was so dotcompromised that he couldn't function at all without being hooked up to his umbilical mouse.
Etymology: dot com + compromised
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COMMENTS:
Oh dear, I hope he doesn't get caught in a dotcompromising position... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:27:00
The way he's holding that sock is a bit suspicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 11:40:00
You two have definitely cyberpromised this gentleman without any evidence whatsoever!! - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:47:00
Stevenson0 - are you implying I'm a socktease? - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 13:56:00
That statement could cause some cyberepercussions... - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 07:35:00
Maybe that's not a sock he holding.... - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:37:00
I dunno - I've never seen an argylpholactic before. He should just chuck the sock; pink does not become him. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-06: 14:48:00
purpleartichokes - I love your word argylpholactics - very clever - maybe there's a market for them - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-08: 11:19:00
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Googledependic
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: goo-gl-depend-ick
Sentence: The client was so googledependic that he could not find his car keys
Etymology:
Googlamnesia
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: gewg-lamb-knee-ja
Sentence: Chuck's googlamnesia prevented him from finding his favorite pink socks.
Etymology: google + amnesia
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COMMENTS:
Even after a cup of coffee, Chuck's googlamnesia prevented him from finding where he put his purple socks. - ahwinters, 2007-01-05: 10:56:00
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