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DEFINITION: n., A feeling of regret and helplessness, which occurs once you realize that you have just sent out an erroneous email (i.e. one full of stupid mistakes). v., To send out an email and wish you hadn't.

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Ewail

Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /ee-wail/

Sentence: I can't believe I sent that Ewail to my boss; then again, its not my fault his daughter posed for that picture...

Etymology: "email", "bewail" and/or "wail"

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Remorsecode

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation:

Sentence: After realizing that the racy e-mail meant for his pal Fred just went out to the entire office, including his boss, Marco was overwhelmed by a feeling of remorsecode.

Etymology:

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Eeefortyfive

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eeeeeeeeee forrr teeee fie vvv

Sentence: his eeefortyfive was rewarded with his p45

Etymology: e as in e-mail, eeeeeee as in a shriek, p45 as in byeeeeee

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COMMENTS:

lots of those all over the world these days - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-29: 13:02:00

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Accidentemail

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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Disremailage

Created by: kimmer61

Pronunciation:

Sentence: "I really screwed up today when I accidentally sent a disremailage to my mom."

Etymology:

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Ohnoness

CEE1ESS

Created by: CEE1ESS

Pronunciation: oh-no-ness

Sentence: A great feeling of ohnoness overcame him as he realized he had sent a flame mail to his boss.

Etymology: noun: from the idea of an "oh-no" moment, when you hit delete...and didn't mean to...

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Emorse

Created by: zavijava

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Joe suffered from severe emorse when he realized that he had accidentally sent his angry rant about work to his boss, Don, and not his buddy, Dan.

Etymology: email+remorse

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Emailstake

zxvasdf

Created by: zxvasdf

Pronunciation: E mail stake

Sentence: He knew he needed some more coffee when he did his third mailstake.

Etymology: Email (send a message electronically) & mistake (to make an error)

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Worldwidewhoops

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Wirl-d-wy-d-woops

Sentence: After a really bad day at the office, when his boss had not been off his back all day, Jack decided to finally open the bottle of whisky his mum had given him for his birthday back in July. Before long the bottle was half empty and he thought (in his drunken haze) that it would be a great idea to email his boss and tell him exactly what he thought of him. However the moment he clicked the send button he suddenly realised what a worldwidewhoops he had made and immediately started to write out his resignation ready to put on his desk first thing in the morning!

Etymology: See Worldwideweb

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COMMENTS:

zxvasdf wwwhoops! - zxvasdf, 2008-10-29: 09:03:00

metrohumanx Hahahahaha....there should be a whiskey-interlock device on PCs...it'd be MUCH more useful than spell-check. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 02:41:00

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Clicko

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈklɪkoʊ/

Sentence: In a world of address books, buddy lists, document templates, and one-click shopping, the repercussions of a clicko can be disastrous.

Etymology: like a typo, only with clicking instead of typing.

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COMMENTS:

Very clever! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:04:00

This is a test. This is only a test. - ErWenn, 2008-02-05: 10:07:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999~ James

Korinne Korinne - 2007-12-05: 01:00:00
I like your word...

Mustang - 2007-12-05: 01:27:00
Good definition and one most folks can identify with.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 01:59:00
Yes! Great idea Daniel999 ~ James

silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:27:00
Blundermail is direct and to the point ... so easily understood ... it doesn't require defining. Good job!

silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:30:00
Love calamiteemil! I'm from the wild west in Montana ... so love the pun on Calamity Jane! I even like the way it rolls and clicks across the tongue!

silveryaspen - 2007-12-05: 14:32:00
All of them made me smile ... good job everyone. I wish I could vote for them all!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-05: 23:26:00
Thanks for the great feedback silveryaspen. Makes me feel good enough to forget about all my ohnotes and blundermails! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-26: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by Daniel999. Thank you Daniel999. ~ James