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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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Drepresssend

Created by: jack189

Pronunciation: Depress-send

Sentence: As John sat typing bad things about people to vent his feelings his dog bit his leg causing his hand to press hard on the keyboard hitting "send to all" he was immediatley hit with a feeling of depresssend, for sending out such mean things

Etymology: Depress(sad)+ send(to disperse out, such as an email)

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Errmail

Created by: psi4got

Pronunciation: rrrrrr mail

Sentence: As Bob closed the lid of his laptop he saw the sent confirmation flash on the screen. His face drained of blood and the errmail of his ways hit him fully in the chest. He hadn't noticed when his address book suggested the wrong name. His flaming email about his manager, instead of going to his friend Jim Goodguy, had gone to his boss James 'Jim' Hangnail. Before he took two steps out of his office his phone rang. To errmail is human but to undo would be divine.

Etymology: err: error. Also a sound in this case - "rrrrrr" mail - Referring, in this case, to the act of emailing.

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Oopssidoopsie

smileygurl

Created by: smileygurl

Pronunciation: uups-see-doop-see

Sentence: When I was typing I made an oopssidoopsie!

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

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

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Recallaghast

Created by: LotusB

Pronunciation: Re-CALL-a-gast

Sentence:

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

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Bemail

Created by: blacklotus90

Pronunciation: bee-male

Sentence: John hung his head, bemailing the fact that he had just cc'ed his entire office on his reply to a male enhancement ad.

Etymology: bewail- to express deep sorrow for; lament Email- An electronic message

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx VERY funny. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 02:27:00

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Mailohnosis

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: may-l-oh-know-sis

Sentence: Not realizing that chardonnay and email don't mix, Cassidy told her boss how she really felt about him, only to have a moment of mailohnosis once she hit the send key, realizing that'd he'd actually read her belittling rant about him.

Etymology: mail + oh no + sis - i wonder if i can make every word this week end in -osis.

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COMMENTS:

I think this word has great symbiosis. - Tigger, 2007-12-05: 16:34:00

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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemail

Created by: biffbig1

Pronunciation: long e, repeated for a while, then mail

Sentence: As I hit the delete button repeatedly and hoped I did not send it, I screamed, "I am such an idiot, why do I Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemail!!!"

Etymology: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a sound that means "oh no!"+ mail

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COMMENTS:

you wordsmith! - bzav1, 2007-12-05: 00:35:00

simple but effective! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-05: 07:50:00

I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:05:00

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-05: 18:06:00

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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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Sliptidism

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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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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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