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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.

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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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Psychosocioviagrae

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: si-ko-so-see-oh-vy-agg-ray

Sentence: Bill's fondness of Tool was one of the most significant psychosocioviagrae; inspiring, entertaining, generally squeegeeing his third eye.

Etymology: From "psycho" meaning "mentally unstable violent one", "socio" meaning "feigned philanthropy" and "viagrae" meaning "take the blue pill, Neo!".

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COMMENTS:

No abuse/desructive criticism yet eh? Boo! C'mon, I want a mouthicuffs. Although I suppose blue pills aren't meant to raise eyebrows... - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-19: 18:13:00

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Characturds

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: kar-ak-turds

Sentence: A sixth-grade science teacher who made me eat chocolate covered ants, a mother with an obsession for gardening, and a nasty fall on the head as a child; these are some of the knitwits, purpleartifolks, and characturds that moulded me into the fine verbotomiss I am today.

Etymology: character, turds (I seem to get the cream of the crap when it comes to influences)

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COMMENTS:

Love your creative sentences. Ever think of becomming a writer? - toadstool57, 2007-04-19: 07:16:00

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Biothreads

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: bio-th-reds

Sentence: I am always amazed at all the biothreads I have to trace down when I am packing to move to a new city.

Etymology: Bio (life) + threads (ideas, tendrils, strings, connections)

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Intertwinet

Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnet

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Etymology: Intertwine, network

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Soullattice

Trystera

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.

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Meshergy

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mesh/er/gy

Sentence: When I walk into a classroom full of students, the obvious meshergy that is taking place because of their interweaving thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, makes me feel that their school day may be worth while afterall.

Etymology: mesh + energy

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COMMENTS:

Good meshage! - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 09:59:00

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Humanamatrix

Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: Hue-man-ah-may-trix

Sentence: We are all part of a vast, living, breathing humanamatrix.

Etymology: Humanity + matrix

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Meshence

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: mesh/ence

Sentence: John was expelled from school simply because his meshence comprised of friends that his parents described as 'bad influences'.

Etymology: Mesh (an interwoven structure) + essence (one's basic character)

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COMMENTS:

nice -- the mesh is the meshage - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 09:51:00

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Sinookas

Created by: vonnegut

Pronunciation: si-noo-ka

Sentence: Dr. Hoenikker himself was no doubt a member of my karass, though he was dead before my sinookas, the tendrils of my life, began to tangle with those of his children.

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-19: 03:51:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-19: 10:02:00
Yeah! KV is pushing us up to the next level ~ James

- 2008-04-20: 01:28:00
hairy

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-05: 00:12:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James