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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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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

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Fundibula

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /fənˈdɪbjulə/

Sentence: One's fundibula are not invisible, though we are often disinclined to see them.

Etymology: From Vonnegut's chrono-synclastic infundibulum. The way I see it, the place where everyone's personal fundibula meet is a chrono-synclastic infundibulum.

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COMMENTS:

I was very close to selecting the word "fundilia" without reference to Vonnegut, but then I realized how close it was to infundibulum that I couldn't not steal it. Incidentally, I'll be very disappointed if tomorrow's definition is not "those places where all the different kinds of truths fit together." - ErWenn, 2007-04-19: 08:04:00

I'm hoping that tomorrow's definition will be "a proud and meaningless association of human beings". Nice word by the way... - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 10:12:00

Thank you. - ErWenn, 2007-04-19: 16:00:00

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Webbeing

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: web-bee-ung

Sentence: Having him as her teacher profoundly improved her webbeing.

Etymology: web -as in a complex connection of finr material. being - to be/ exist

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Empatresses

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: em pat ressss ez

Sentence: her empatresses bound her loves and life to her, plaited together like the vines around an amazonian hardwood.

Etymology: empathy, tresses

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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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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

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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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Technolohood

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Connectwork

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: kon - nekt - werk

Sentence: Polly had her family, friends and then there was her connectwork, HelloYou. Polly found a kinship of people there through threads of common interest. She had 25 friends in FarmerTown that she really didn't even know, except that they all liked to plant crops and harvest them.

Etymology: connect, network

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COMMENTS:

connects for me - Nosila, 2009-11-05: 19:51:00

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Thebraidybunch

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: the/brade/ee bunch

Sentence: Thebraidybunch is a new dating network which selectively chooses people with long hair.

Etymology: braid (weaving together of hair, starnds etc) + the Brady Bunch (popular 70s sitcom)

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COMMENTS:

Good one, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:02:00

Clever & funny. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:58:00

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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