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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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Yahumm
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: yah umm
Sentence: “Where is Tiberius? Where is he?” Julius exclaimed. The makeshift portable canopy from umbrellas and duct protected the penguin he was holding from the harsh morning sun. They new taking this long to load them into the truck would be trouble. “Christ, I’m holding him here, you yahumm. Your wikipenguina is of no help, eh?”
Etymology: yahoo (person and service) + umm
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COMMENTS:
this whole continuous story writing thing has been an interesting experience. i'll probably talk about it in depth this weekend on tomorrow's word. man, i never realized how much i could enjoy it, though. - jadenguy, 2007-07-19: 11:29:00
we're enjoying it too jadenguy - now I know what the umbrellas are for - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-19: 11:54:00
But what ever happened to the farmer's daughter? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-19: 13:50:00
hopefully tomorrow's word will lead me in that direction? - jadenguy, 2007-07-19: 15:10:00
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Cataloggedoff
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: cat-ah-logd-off
Sentence: he wandered aroung the house completely cataloggedoff, unable to even remember what he was searching for in the first place
Etymology: catalog, logged off
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COMMENTS:
A vote from an ex-cataloguer - petaj, 2007-07-20: 05:03:00
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Internutty
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: In + ter + nut + ee
Sentence: I'd probably be able to find my keys if I could go online and search for them... I guess I'm a bit internutty.
Etymology: internet + nutty
Poopododo
Created by: penguinssean
Pronunciation: poo-po-do-do
Sentence: a dog took a poopododo
Etymology:
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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Cyberspacey
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: sigh-burr-space-E
Sentence: Since being diagniosed as cyberspacy, John has begun riding his bike to work because keys are "too much responsibility." He's also given up on the sock thing and only wears sandals. Even then, he's been seen barefoot, one shoe in-hand and searching for the other.
Etymology: "cyber" for the tech dependency + "spacey" for the absentmindedness, also the play on "cyberspace"
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COMMENTS:
Is that Kevin Spacey's brother? - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-19: 12:41:00
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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.
Dotcompromised
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dot/compromized
Sentence: He was so dotcompromised that he couldn't function at all without being hooked up to his umbilical mouse.
Etymology: dot com + compromise
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
Morginobbset
Created by: halimay
Pronunciation: mor-g-in-obb-set
Sentence: Oops! I Morginobbset my sock again!!
Etymology: Come Again?
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?