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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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Humanamatrix
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: Hue-man-ah-may-trix
Sentence: We are all part of a vast, living, breathing humanamatrix.
Etymology: Humanity + matrix
Twitterphace
Created by: patb
Pronunciation: twit-ter-fAs
Sentence: Michael used his skills at twitterphacing to find the lowest cost viagra clone on the internet. It was great! But unfortunately he didn't have any real friends.
Etymology: twit, twitter, facebook, interface
Textualattension
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tekst tuall at ten shun
Sentence: Mimi's main social interactivity was that which she played out everyday by texting, e-mailing and on-line networking with her friends, family and people from long ago and far away who looked her up. She spent so much energy and time doing this, that she failed to allot enough to meet suitable young men. As a result she was lonely and suffered from textualattension. If she lost her communication tools, she would be lost in learning how to connect with real humans. Maybe it was time to contact e-Harmony and let them find her a mate. How the heck did her parents ever meet and marry in the Dark Ages, she wondered...
Etymology: Textual (of or relating to or based on a text...written word used on cell phones, blackberries to communicate and network electronically) & Attention (the work of caring for or attending to someone or something) & Tension (a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense) & Play on Sexual Tension (wink, wink, nod, nod)
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COMMENTS:
I'm a sucker for suggestive terms, I guess. Clever ones too. - javex, 2009-11-05: 22:20:00
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Weavenness
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: WEEV-ehn-ness
Sentence: When his girlfriend slipped out of Alex's weavenness, it was as if he fell through a hole in a hammock.
Etymology: weave + evenness : The weave that keeps you even.
Youyarn
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: yoo-yarn
Sentence: Jill contemplated her youyarn which was how she saw her self connected to everything else around her ... like a big skein of yarn.
Etymology: you + yarn
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.
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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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)
Gridlink
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: GRID+LINK
Sentence: I enjoy gridlinking with others who have green eyes like me, go out of their way to match their lipstick with the color of their over-size dresses, and who agree with me in terms of general philosophy and the utmost importance of a person's hair.
Etymology: GRID+LINK
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
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