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'Aaaaah!!! My finger slipped.'

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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Emailancholy

Created by: Ransom

Pronunciation: ee-MAYL-an-kahl-ee

Sentence: Jocelyn was filled with emailancholy after she accidentally sent a message riddled with comma splices.

Etymology: email + melancholy

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Awesome! - Tesher, 2007-12-05: 09:22:00

I like it! - Mustang, 2007-12-05: 17:12:00

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Moroncom

Created by: MichaelCampbellUK

Pronunciation: mo-ruh-n-com

Sentence: "I'm such an ediot" he bemoaned having once again committed moroncom!

Etymology: Moron + com(munication)

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Ohbuggerpants

Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: O-bugger-pantz

Sentence: "Ohbuggerpants! Who's f*cking wonderful great clever idea was it to put ENTER and DEL at such close proximity to each other"

Etymology: Oh!: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident Bugger!: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident Pants: an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident

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Eekmail

Created by: Khikhob

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Recallaghast

Created by: LotusB

Pronunciation: Re-CALL-a-gast

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Etymology: Recall (act of un-sending an email) + Aghast (anxoiusness) = Recallaghast

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Dohdism

Created by: funkyone

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Missemail

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: mis-ee-meyl

Sentence: She missemailed so many times that her co-workers started calling her "missy-missy-missemail."

Etymology: miss (as in regret) + email

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Catastrophemail

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kətastrəfēmāl

Sentence: ”Why do they put the send button next to the delete button?” ”Why do they put the send button next to the delete button?” Jerry’s game of typing nastygrams to many of his friends, never intending to send them, blew up in his face last night. What damage control can there be for a catastrophemail sent to his boss calling her an ignorant, insipid cow? Somebody hacked his account? It was a joke? He was drugged? Today should be an interesting day at work.

Etymology: catastrophe (an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster) + email (messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network)

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Bunkmail

Created by: IllmaticKD

Pronunciation: Pronounced just as it reads. Bunk'mail. Bunkmail.

Sentence: Damn, I went ahead and sent that girl some bunkmail, my phone number wasn't typed correctly! My boss bunkmailed me today, he spelled the name of the business wrong!

Etymology: noun; Derived from two words. One being the slang-term "bunk" which is a synonym for false or bad quality. The second being e-mail. Also see: Bunkmailed, Bunkmailing, & Bunkmailer.

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Oopssidoopsie

smileygurl

Created by: smileygurl

Pronunciation: uups-see-doop-see

Sentence: When I was typing I made an oopssidoopsie!

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smileygurl awesome word! - smileygurl, 2007-12-05: 18:28:00

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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