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DEFINITION: n., A slow computer with insufficient memory; also, a slow-thinking husband. v., To take an extraordinarily long time to respond to a relatively simple request.
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Compudurrh
Created by: CrayonWarrior
Pronunciation: Kom-pyu-derrh
Sentence: oh no. Lisa's compudurrh had crashed AGAIN. it would break at random times, and it drove her MAD.
Etymology: Computer. Durrh - sound made when mocking a stupid person
Computard
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: com/pu/tard
Sentence: When an important report is due, my computer usually goes into computard mode, taking me hours longer to complete the assignment.
Etymology: computer + tardy
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COMMENTS:
Nice word with the possibilty of cognates such as: computardity, computardiness, computardily etc. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-07: 18:10:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2008-01-07: 23:34:00
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Cronstipated
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kron-sti-pay-tid
Sentence: I guess I added too many bells and whistles to my computer, as it became quite cronstipated upon booting up.
Etymology: cron - A Unix command for scheduling jobs to be executed sometime in the future; constipated
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-07: 12:07:00
great sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-07: 18:13:00
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Spousalpause
Created by: bosstown
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Linda stopped asking "Does this dress look alright"? after developing an intolerance for spousalpause.
Etymology:
Uvgotsnail
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: yoov got snale
Sentence: Rachel realized her mother was right all along...with Ronnie, she said Uvgotsnail!
Etymology: You've got mail...you've got snail
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COMMENTS:
Clever, witty, a nice bouncey word. - bananabender, 2008-01-07: 17:40:00
Thanks, bananabender....sorry I was so slow in responding...been a bit sluggish of late! - Nosila, 2008-01-12: 01:41:00
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Ignoritude
Created by: sammyclark
Pronunciation: igg-nore-it-tude
Sentence: I asked my brother a million times to run outside and get the mail he heard me asking him but sitll didnt get up. He started blankly at me and didnt even get up..total ignoritude!
Etymology: ignore- to not now or be ignorant of itude- the way you act and react
Isloth
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: eye-sloth
Sentence: My husband and computer are iSloths. They're just so slow.
Etymology: iPod + sloth (as in slow and or lazy)
Cyberthal
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: sahy-ber-THAWL
Sentence: When Bob told Roxie that he thought telenetting was a good way to keep birds off their TV antenna, she quickly realized that her humdrum glacimate was a cyberthal, a few hubabytes short of the perfect partner.
Etymology: CYBERTHAL: blend of cyber - a common prefix coined foe electronic or computer-related concepts & the "thal" of NEANDERTHAL - fig. one unenlightened, slow, stupid. Glacimate; 2.(blend of glacier & mate) 3. Hubabyte (hubby & byte)
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-07: 12:06:00
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Slothram
Created by: womblin3
Pronunciation: slowth-ram
Sentence: Her computer chugged along as though it ran on steam, much like her husband. She wondered how she'd come to allow two slothrams into her life such as these. Perhaps she was due an upgrade - on both counts.
Etymology: Slothram: sloth n. unwillingness to work or make any effort or n. slow mammal + ram n. adult male mammal and RAM (random access memory) n. a type of computer memory which can be searched in any order and changed as necessary
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COMMENTS:
good word! - Nosila, 2010-04-04: 01:26:00
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Ramnoramus
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ram - nor - am - uss
Sentence: Elbert was a dull witted ramnoramus and on a par for memory with Esmerelda's ancient computer.
Etymology: RAM (computer memory) and ignoramus.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James