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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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Googloss
Created by: whimsy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After he finally lost the ability to track where his own home was without the use of Mapquest, his doctor started to recognize googloss as a serious disorder.
Etymology: Google + loss
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)
Beingaman
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: bee-ing-a-man
Sentence: Of course, this ineptitude could quite easily be credited to beingaman
Etymology: Obvious, surely?
Indexneglection
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.
Somebuggerswipeditdotcom
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: sum-bug-r-swiped-it.com
Sentence: It's gone. Lost. Missing. Stolen. Just plain not here. My only option is to use Somebuggerswipeditdotcom - they'll find it for me!
Etymology: Well, I wrote it down on a bit of paper, but I can't find it anywhere ...
Searchenginitis
Created by: pianowiresmile
Pronunciation: Serch-en-gin-i-tis
Sentence: He sat at his computer so long, googling and wikipedia-hunting fer them thesis papers, he developed a wicked case of searchenginitis. It's that dang confounded college, ya know?
Etymology: Search engine/-itis (illness)
Imfeelingdependant
Created by: bondfool
Pronunciation: Ayem-fee-ling-dee-pen-dant.
Sentence: He's totally "feeling dependant" while looking for a Baby Blues book amongst his shelves.
Etymology: The "I'm Feeling Lucky" google search.
Aneurekability
Created by: jennw2ns
Pronunciation: AN-yuhr-EEK-uh-BIL-ih-tee
Sentence: Because of my aneurekability, I can never find my car keys
Etymology: "An"--lack of (Greek) "Eureka"--I found it (also Greek) "bility"--coming, as it does, from "ability"
Googlephrenia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: goo-gull-FREE-nee-uh
Sentence: Jared is a total Googlephreniac. He has 578 online friends, 6 blogs, and can IM 24/7 but it took him 2 days to find his keys.
Etymology: Google + phrenia (mental disorder)
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COMMENTS:
Good! Two days to find his keys... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 11:58:00
Thanks. I am confused. Why is "stormee" credited with my word? - Alchemist, 2007-01-05: 13:01:00
Hi Alchemist, If you submit a word that has already been created by another player, you can choose to join the first player and become a co-creator of the word. That is how stormee joined your team. I guess it's proof that great minds think alike! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-01-07: 09:12:00
Ahhh~ light bulb goes on. Thanks! - Alchemist, 2007-01-07: 22:42:00
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