Verboticisms

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: uhn-owr-goo-gul-an-ized

Sentence: I have become very unorgooglanized ever since they cruelly decided not to make google's powers extend beyond the internet.

Etymology: unorganized + google

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: aych-tee-em-alt-sigh-mers

Sentence: when his server went down he was completely lost and afraid...his htmltzheimers was getting worse

Etymology: html , altzheimers

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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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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: clutter-surf-ing

Sentence: Jim had to go cluttersurfing everytime he needed his shoes, his watch, his socks, his comb, his phone, his tie, his keys, his glasses, his lunch.....

Etymology: clutter: objects scattered about in a disorganized manner + surfing: (as in web surfing or channel surfing) to quickly click from one web page hyperlink or television channel to another until you find what you're looking for

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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)

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Created by: chris

Pronunciation: ab-sent-fine-did-ness

Sentence: Tristram's absentfindedness was steadily getting worse...he couldn't even find the note he'd written that told him where he'd left his glasses.

Etymology: absent + find (and echo of absent-minded)

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COMMENTS:

Good word chris! - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:41:00

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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.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dat/a/dic/tion

Sentence: Those suffering from datadiction are wearing smelly socks and dirty underwear.

Etymology: data + addiction

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COMMENTS:

I wondered where the smell was coming from - I blamed the cats - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 10:32:00

Obviously, datadiction can cause serious social problems... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 10:38:00

Hey Wordmeister - what's your word for today or has the cat got your mouse - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-05: 10:41:00

I swear it was the cats, if not than it's definitely my datadiction. - Stevenson0, 2007-01-05: 13:37:00

I lost my mouse. It's on my desk somewhere, but I can't seem find it... Maybe the cat did eat it. - wordmeister, 2007-01-06: 11:40:00

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Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: in-deks-neg-lec-sjån

Sentence: Austins indexneglection often caused him to forget birthdays and the name of his girlfriends.

Etymology: index - a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics. neglection - to pay no attention to.

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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")

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