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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.
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Depoogle
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: de-poo-gle
Sentence: I can't seem to find my pictures of Ernest Borgnine(spelling?)(George Carlin reference) because I have such a depoogle.
Etymology: depend+google
Antepussty
Created by: themeanreds
Pronunciation: Ant-ae-puss-tee
Sentence: I can't find my Corvette anywhere due to a severe case of antepussty.
Etymology: Ante (anterior) + Puss (face) = It's right in front of your grill, man. Get yourself together.
Unorgooglanized
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
Htmltzheimers
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
Keydependent
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: key de pen dent
Sentence:
Etymology: Over dependence upon use of key words to search for what one needs to find
Gnashdig
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: nash - dig
Sentence: David you have spent all morning gnashdigging for your wallet; it is about time you got more organised.
Etymology: gnash - grinding teeth in frustration and dig - to search for.
Hyporderia
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /"hI-pOr-'dir-E-&/
Sentence: Hypoderia is a serious condition affecting millions of procrastinators and idealists worldwide, but it often overshadows the equally troubling condition of hyperoderia, affecting overworked file clerks and often accompanying OCD.
Etymology: From hypo- + order
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"
Trouserbrowser
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trawzer brawzer
Sentence: When it came time to sort the laundry, Geek McNerdnick was hopeless. His Mom actually did it for him, but only asked that he emerge from his man-cave once a week to leave out what needed washed, which was usually both his Star-Trek t-shirts, some dainties, socks and his fearless corduroy pants. He usually had problems in doing his trouserbrowser app...he chased all over his messy lair to find them, only to find that he forgot that he had them on!
Etymology: Trouser (pants) & Browser (a program used to view HTML documents;a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular)
Ramnesia
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: RAM-knee-zha
Sentence: Jim can track down the latest Lindsay Lohan photos in 12 seconds flat online, but he developed ramnesia when it was time to pay his credit card bills.
Etymology: RAM (random access memory) + amnesia
