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DEFINITION: n. A social network built on the intertwining connections between the people, ideas and things. v. To communicate through a social network.
Verboticisms
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Affilamentation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/fill/a/men/tay/shun
Sentence: Humans form deep affilamentations during their lifetimes, beginning with the umbilical cord and continuing with IPODs.
Etymology: filament (threadlike fiber) + affiliation (association with society)
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COMMENTS:
Great! - TJayzz, 2008-06-26: 08:45:00
I guess we are all tied together somehow! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:28:00
Fantastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:54:00
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Socirtuality
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: so-sir-tchu-al-i-ty
Sentence: Jenna networked with her friends so much that she developed her very own socirtuality where everthing revolved around her and what she thought and felt. She communicated constantly with her bffs and developed a relationship with a really cute boyfriend -- at least his avatar was cute and he sounded really cute in his texts. She was so busy with her MySpace page, her Facebook page, her tweets and her second life that she forgot about her first life and real relationships. It got so bad that her family had to text her when her grandmother died.
Etymology: society: totality of social relationships among humans + virtual: existing in essence, but not in it's actual form + reality: the quality or state of be actual or true
Spacebook
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: spāsfās
Sentence: Mindy has to share everything that happens in her life. It makes her feel important, relevant. Every fluffy little thought that makes it into her head goes out to the public. She would spacebook her friends all day long if she could. Of course, then all she could report on would be that she is updating her status.
Etymology: A combination of myspace and facebook, two popular social networks.
Braindrils
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Brain-Drills
Sentence: You can't see them, but your braindrils connect you to everyone around you
Etymology: Brain; Tendrils
Vitanex
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Vee-tah-necks or Vye-tah-necks
Sentence: The people in the village semi-consciously created a large and tightly woven vitanex to support each other.
Etymology: From Vita-Life From Nex-bound
Caterpilaries
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: cat/ur/pil/r/ees
Sentence: The caterpilaries of her life continued to metamorphose until she became completely tangled up
Etymology: caterpillar + capillary (tiny hairlike tubes that connect arteries to veins)
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COMMENTS:
Ooo yes! Very good. - pinwheel, 2007-04-19: 11:05:00
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Kithbeams
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: KITH-beems
Sentence: Kithbeams sometimes radiant; at other times frowning, chilled by the clouds of doubt and the bitter winds of mistrust; but like the sun affecting our lives every second.
Etymology: Kith, n. [OE.& AS. kith,] native land; friends, acquaintances; kindred. Meaning 1. & 4. archaic. BEAM:n. [ME. OE?]:A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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COMMENTS:
how poetic - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-26: 10:58:00
Hugths & Kithes! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:27:00
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Umbilicalcard
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: um/bil/i/cal/card
Sentence: All the important deatils of her relationships were stored on her umbilicalcard which she played sometimes to her advantage
Etymology: umbilical cord + card (agenda)
Soullattice
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: sole-LAT-tiss
Sentence: After noticing all the subtle strange coincidences, I felt attuned with the great soullatice, the spiritual matrix underlying and fortifying all concrete reality like metaphysical rebar.
Etymology: "Soul" + "Lattice," a framework made of crossed, overlapping strips.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
jedijawa - 2007-04-19: 08:29:00
These are tough this week!
Yeah! KV is pushing us up to the next level ~ James
- 2008-04-20: 01:28:00
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Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James