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DEFINITION: v., to post sticky notes all over the place, including sticky notes to remind you to read the previously posted sticky notes. n., an obsessive compulsive dependency on sticky notes.
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Memocd
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mem oh see dee
Sentence: a bad case of memocd, she noted
Etymology: memo OCD qas in obsessive cumpulsive disorder
Recogritphobia
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ri - KOG' - rit - fo-bee-uh
Sentence: Jill's vilification of reminders, or "post-it crutches" better known by her colleagues, only magnified her recogritphobia rendering her brain an utter vegetable
Etymology: "re-cog" ( regret or to go backwards (from recognizant : conscious, or recognize ) + "rit" ( from write or to have written) + "phobia" - a fear of...... I FORGOT
Noteallrecall
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Note-awl-recawl
Sentence: Brenda was so obssessed with post it notes, having an appalling memory she used them for noteallrecall. She had so many all over the rooms she had forgotton what colour her walls were.
Etymology: Note(a reminder)+ All(everything) Recall(a memory) = Noteallrecall
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COMMENTS:
didn't note-ice this yesterday - very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-26: 12:53:00
I wonder if Arnold Schwarzanegger has notallrecall? Vah vah gut. - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-26: 16:10:00
That's a great idea for wallpaper. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:05:00
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Notivated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noh/tuh/veyt
Sentence: Her yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day.
Etymology: note + motivated
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-24: 09:26:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-24: 18:54:00
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Chitstick
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: chit-stik
Sentence: Dave was such a chitstick that he hung post-its to remind himself to be an obsessive sticky note hanger.
Etymology: chit - (a small or informal note) + stick
Stickiffiti
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: stik-uh-FEE-tee
Sentence: When Bob started to post strange words on "stick-it-notes", the walls of his home soon began to resemble a crazy man's kaleidscope. And when, upon returning home one day he found the words: "Blissknell, Gloombane and Mindgeld" in Roxie's handwriting on "post-it" notes on the kitchen-table, he started to think that all this stickifitti might have gone a bit too far.
Etymology: Blend of STICK-IT & GRAFFITI
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COMMENTS:
...Another chilling tale! Good one, O-Bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:40:00
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Obscribblesess
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ob-skrib-uhl-sess
Sentence: One of the symptoms of mushy-brain syndrome is the compulsion to obscribblesess everything that comes to mind (or doesn't come to mind).
Etymology: obsess + scribble
Memogamy
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: Mem-AHH-guh-mee
Sentence: Four of my Five wives agree, I'm really married to post-it notes. Remind me to remind them to not tell the neighbors I practice Memogamy.
Etymology: From (Memo: a note) + (gamy: marriage as in menogamy or polygamy)
Postittrauma
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: post it trau ma
Sentence: Polly is in a home for people suffering from stress disorders. She used to be a very highly organized administrative assistant to an important executive. She kept his life organized by writing poti-it notes for him and herself, so that nothing was ever forgotten or overlooked. When Polly was laid off after her boss retired, she continued writing post-it notes and leaving them all over the house. She rarely went out and was eventually diagnosed with Postittrauma. If you want to help Polly and others like her who suffer from Postittrauma Stress Disorder, please send money. You might want to write yourself a post-it note to remember to make a donation...THANK YOU!
Etymology: Post it (Brand name of sticky notes) & Trauma (an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects)
Pafflement
Created by: Durotriges
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Penelope was overcome by pafflement as she struggled to remember the purpose for her existence but was unable to find a meaningful answer in the multitude of notes crowding around her.
Etymology: pap/paper+baffle+cement
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
You nailed it!
My comment was meant for Nosila.
CLEARLY, and I agree, Nosilla 'stuck' the landing