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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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Undobeasness

Created by: frankierio

Pronunciation: un-do bee-s-ness

Sentence: Jake suddenly reliezed that the sexy letter he just sent was also emailed to his boss, which left him with a feeling of undobeasness.

Etymology:

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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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Emailsculated

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ee/male/skew/lay/ted

Sentence: Richard felt totally emailsculated when his email prematurely slipped out of his control and drifted silently into cyberspace.

Etymology: email + emasculated

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COMMENTS:

Ouch...that had to hurt. - Mustang, 2008-10-29: 06:47:00

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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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Mismessage

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: miss-mess-ij

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Calamiteemail

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: kal am it ee mail

Sentence: My calamiteemail inadvertantly shared intimate details of my love life and all that entails with Gramma, my boss, Gladys from my bowling team, and Jim down in the warehouse.

Etymology: calamity + email

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COMMENTS:

brilliant! you have captured the essence of the definition - biffbig1, 2007-12-05: 00:33:00

Very clever! - Mustang, 2007-12-05: 07:50:00

Luv the sentence; good word too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-05: 16:03:00

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Clickintheass

Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: click-in-thee-ass

Sentence: Luke didn't know what possessed him to Google and then email not one, but several of his former girlfriends. Maybe it was the rum. Regardless, he came to regret his clickintheass when we woke up the next morning and saw several scathing responses that would have been howlers (a la Harry Potter) had the technology existed.

Etymology: Variation on kick in the ass

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metrohumanx Hahahaha! - The RUM! - Luke's gonna be one dead poet on the morrow! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-29: 00:43:00

Love it...it clicks ass alright! - Nosila, 2008-10-29: 01:22:00

hehe - galwaywegian, 2008-10-29: 04:34:00

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Errmail

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: er mayl

Sentence: When Sid sent out that message to all his friends, co-workers and relatives about his boss, it was obviously an errmail. The witty but ascerbic content of his comments was undermined by his spelling and grammar errors, to the point that the message was all but indecipherable. Sid learned that day that if you send out a chablis-mail, you need to follow it with an apology-mail!

Etymology: Err (mistake;incorrect) & Mail ( the system whereby messages are transmitted) & e-mail (electronic mail) & Wordplay on airmail

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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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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