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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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Yahoosiery
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ya hooz yeree
Sentence: Steve Wotsockniak was experiencing washday again and with it, the feeling of utter yahoosiery. Again his trip to the dryer had coughed up one less sock than he had entered into the machine. Somewhere in cybersockspace, another pink argyll was floating around aimlessly, looking for it's mate. Every week, Steve lost a sock in this manner and perhaps those lost soles did it on purpose. Maybe they contacted e-Darn-on-me.com to help them find their real sole mates...socks that shared their dreams and intellectual interests. Luckily Steve was such a nerd, that no one thought it odd that he wore two different socks to work. It was ironic though that he worked at a Help Desk, but could not help himself...
Etymology: Yahoo (search engine on Internet) & Hosiery (socks and stockings and tights collectively)
Googledependic
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: goo-gl-depend-ick
Sentence: The client was so googledependic that he could not find his car keys
Etymology:
Discomboobulated
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: dis-com-boob-you-lated
Sentence: I get discomboobulated when I can't find my keys.
Etymology:
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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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
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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Absentfindedness
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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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
Googlelife
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: goo-gal-lie-feh
Sentence: I wish i had googlelife
Etymology: Google+life (i.e. Google maps)
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.
