Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: air/mail

Sentence: Joe lost his last job when he errmailed the boss telling her that she was a complete and total toxic manager.

Etymology: ERRMAIL - ERR + MAIL

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COMMENTS:

Been there, done that. Great word. - Mustang, 2008-10-29: 06:46:00

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Created by: Buzzardbilly

Pronunciation: ən-ˈdü-blüz

Sentence: No undo! No undo! Oh, crap and criminy, struck by the undoblues. Why can't there be undo for everything?

Etymology: undo + blues

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mayl kon tont

Sentence: Tom went from a malcontent to a mailcontent with the speed of a flying finger

Etymology: malcontent, mail

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COMMENTS:

mailificent word - Nosila, 2010-03-26: 11:41:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: rue + sent

Sentence: I deeply, deeply ruesent having forwarded the profanity-laced rant to every single person in my company, including the CEO.

Etymology: It's sort of like resent, only with the idea of rueing what one has sent.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: acks-uh-DENT-ee-mayl

Sentence: Maynard was dismayed when he realized he'd sent yet another accidentemail filled with typos, false information and way too much personal information about himself and his desires.

Etymology: Blend of accident and email. A play on the word 'accidental'.

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-10-29: 04:56:00

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Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: cy-ber-gasp

Sentence: Jeffery let out an enormous cybergasp when he hit 'all reply.' The naked pictures from the office party weren't supposed to go to his boss...

Etymology: cyber (internet land) gasp (intake of breath in horror)

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Created by: klsbsw1

Pronunciation: slip-tide-ism

Sentence: While reaching for his coffee Max was surprised by his boss entering his cube and accidentally bumped the send key forwarding his email to the entire office.

Etymology: n

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: hawr-uh-SPON-duhns

Sentence: Horrespondence struck Bob like a lightning bolt a nano-second after he realized that his opinion of his boss, " I couldn't warm to him even if we were cremated together," meant only for Roxie's eyes to see, had -inadvertently - been emailed by him to his boss!

Etymology: Blend of HORROR: used as an expression of dismay, embarrasment, fear, panic & disappointment, & DESPONDENCE: labouring under mental depression & CORRESPONDENCE

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COMMENTS:

on a roll! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-05: 07:51:00

Bullseye! "Bob's" simile is hilarious too. - Tigger, 2007-12-05: 16:54:00

Nice one Ozzie! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:10:00

I like it. Very clever. - Nuwanda, 2008-10-29: 10:58:00

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Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: e-'slip

Sentence: Kimberly regularly stumbled around the office. "It's an inner-ear thing" she explained, "but I don't let it embarrass me." Yet, she was mortified after her latest e-slip revealed to the entire office her love of spanx.

Etymology: e (electronic as in e-mail) + slip (error)

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COMMENTS:

E-xellent word - Nosila, 2010-03-26: 11:42:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: oh nooo mayl

Sentence: Mr. Bill had composed an e-mail to vent his frustrations with his arch-enemy, Sluggo. Sluggo was a bully who tortured and maimed Mr. Bill regularly. When he got the venom off his chest and onto written format, he felt much better. Unfortunately, he accidentally pressed send and the ohnooomail was dispatched to Sluggo's computer. After he regained conciousness, Mr. Bill was full of e-comtrition and vowed to never use his e-mail for evil again.

Etymology: Oh noooo (regret;lament;remorse) & E-mail (communicate electronically on the computer) & Mr Bill (a Saturday Night Live play-doh character and cult figure whose catchphrase was oh noooo! as he met misfortune each week.)

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