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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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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 ...
Socknology
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: sock nowl edgy
Sentence: brian just could not get his head around socknology, it completely alluded him.
Etymology: from socks and technology
Clickaddicted
Created by: sarach
Pronunciation: click-ah-dik-ted
Sentence: I'm so click addicted I tried to Google the newspaper I was reading this morning.
Etymology:
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
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")
Googlephrenia
Created by: stormee
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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Discomgoogulated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dis-kuhm-goog-yuh-leytd
Sentence: Jason is so used to keeping track of his life by way of his electronic devices. Without his TomTom he might not be able to get to work or back home. Last week when he misplaced his smart phone he was completely discomgoogulated.
Etymology: discombobulated (confused or disconcerted; upset; frustrated) + google (brand name of a leading Internet search engine)
Prealtavistupied
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: pre*altah*vistu*pied
Sentence: When he finally gets away from the computer Paul is so prealtavitupied he does the dumbest things. He once put butter on the wrong side of his toast.
Etymology: From the word preoccupied - meaning to be unaware and the name altavista, a once popular search engine.
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COMMENTS:
Butter on the wrong side of the toast? Man! He must of been totally confused... - wordmeister, 2007-01-05: 10:36:00
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