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DEFINITION: The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency.
Verboticisms
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Yawhere
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yaaaa wheyr
Sentence: he could google it ask jeeves it and yahoo it, but he just couldn't yawhere it. So he made a donation to Saint Anthony via paypal, and lo and behold, it was down the back of the couch, even though it wasn't there the last time he checked.
Etymology: yahoo, ya who, ya where
Inlaptitude
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: in/lap/ti/tude
Sentence: Chris' inlaptitude at sorting socks resulted from leaving his laptop at the office.
Etymology: ineptitude + lap top
Kippelization
Created by: gonzo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I´m crazy, all I can see is kippelization around me
Etymology: kippel - organization
Ilinventorate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ill-in-vent-o-rat
Sentence: Billy's ilinventoracy hindered his career plans to become a search engine programmer.
Etymology: il (as in illiterate) + inventory
Morginobbset
Created by: halimay
Pronunciation: mor-g-in-obb-set
Sentence: Oops! I Morginobbset my sock again!!
Etymology: Come Again?
Dysgooglia
Created by: irminem
Pronunciation: dys-goo-gli-ah
Sentence: Chris suffers from dysgooglia; he is unable to perform any basic task that does not involve the use of the computer to assist him.
Etymology: dys- from dysfunctional + googlia- from google
Trackache
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I hit another 404 today, looking for my socks, and wished Google could just tag and file my laundry.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Could you use your word in the (or a) sentence? Thx! - scrawlspacer, 2007-07-21: 19:25:00
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Fininabley
Created by: kellii3
Pronunciation: fin-in-able-y
Sentence: mr.travers was one of the few sufferers of fininabley who needed constant help finding things.
Etymology: fin-(find) inable-(inability) y-(coz it sounds better)
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COMMENTS:
woo i like this word lots - kellii3, 2007-07-24: 14:47:00
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Overpaskjeeves
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Oh-ver-pask-jeevs
Sentence: I'm sure whoever made up "Where, oh where, did my little dog go" is suffering from a sever case of Overpaskjeeves.
Etymology: Overpass/overlook (to pass over something unnoticed) + Ask Jeeves (a popular search engine)
Gogtechelpendo
Created by: dancerxoxox
Pronunciation: gog/tech/hel/pendo
Sentence: The girl could not find her homework and in anger screamed. The teachers knew she had Gogtechelpendo.
Etymology: Google/technology/help/Dependant.
Comments:
Kyoti - 2007-07-19: 10:25:00
Altavistuff
Kyoti - 2007-07-19: 10:26:00
Wow, look at that. I need a drink! ;))
Does alcohol have a salutary effect on boxlexia?