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'Oh yes, I keep notes for everything.'

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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Notearearioty

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: Note area ryot tee

Sentence: To plot her, well, plot, Minerva, added ideas on sticky notes to her story board. This was her first attempt at writing a book and she found that the notes jarred her memory and helped her to focus on the progression of her writing. By the time she got to Chapter 20, her entire work cubicle area was covered in multi-colored sticky papers. Everyone laughed at her decorating skills. One day she came in to find that all the little papers had fallen to the floor in a colorful blizzard. Minerva's notearearioty came to the attention of the entire office. Her screams were heard all over the building. The book she was working on was tentatively called "Sticky Tickets -How to Keep From Becoming Unglued in Today's Business Climate".

Etymology: Note (Remnder, post-it note;memory jogger)& Area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function;the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary;a subject of study) & Riot (a state of disorder;a joke that seems extremely funny) & Notoriety (the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality)

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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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metrohumanx ...Another chilling tale! Good one, O-Bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:40:00

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Postengrossed

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: poe-st-enn-growst

Sentence: I admit it, I'm postengrossed. This verboticism is totally me.

Etymology: Post from post-it note + engrossed (wholly absorbed) = a good source of your RDA of rhyming goodness.

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DrWebsterIII funny and honest !!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 15:54:00

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Papyrupylump

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: puh-PIE-ruh-PIE-lump

Sentence: Cynthiana acquired a lifetime supply of sticky notepads as a result of her long dating relationship with Art, who owned an office supply store. 3,691,140 little sheets of semi-adhesive paper of many colors festooned her work area, and began to spread across the office like a slime mold on steroids. She would hand them out like after-dinner mints, and all her co-workers had piles of the little pads jamming their desk drawers. One day her PAPYRUPYLUMP had reached ridiculous proportions and prompted a written warning from the Fire Inspector. The boss gave her two options: seek immediate help or be terminated at once. With her pouty lips frozen in a grimace of defeat, she returned to her PAPYRUPYLUMP and penned one last flourescent orange note to herself: " Call Therapist A.S.A.P."

Etymology: PAPYRUs+PYlon+LUMP=PAPYPYLUMP.....PAPYRUS:the pith of the papyrus plant especially when made into strips and pressed into a material to write on- Middle English papir, from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus .....PYLON:Greek pylōn, from pylē gate - a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to an office.....LUMP:middle english 14th century-a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape.....thus:PAPYRUPYLUMP

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metrohumanx 3M post-it pads were co-invented by Art Fry and Stephen Silver-Patent No.3.691,140- and are manufactured in Cynthiana, Kentucky. http://www.thistothat.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:30:00

makes me think of the little drummer boy 'parumpapumpum' - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-25: 09:11:00

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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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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

metrohumanx That's a great idea for wallpaper. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:05:00

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Lotechretary

hyperborean

Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation: low TECK ruh terr ee

Sentence: By following her trail of Post-It notes, we were able to locate our lotechretary buried in a mountain of paper next to the mimeograph machine.

Etymology: low tech (low technology) + secretary

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DrWebsterIII WITTY!!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 12:16:00

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Notivated

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: noh/tuh/veyt

Sentence: Jenny's yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day and of her life.

Etymology: NOTIVATE - verb - from NOTE (something written down to assist the memory) + MOTIVATE (To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel)

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metrohumanx Thanks. Now I'm NOTIVATED to go out and buy a ream of them. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:36:00

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Stickumpulsion

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: stik-um-PUL-shun

Sentence: Phyllis had a severe case of stickumpulsion, wherein she'd create a stickum for every notion that entered her mind and would stick them on whatever appliance or kitchen cabinet that was near at hand.

Etymology: Blend of 'stickum' (An adhesive substance) and 'compulsion' (n. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will)

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Notepadantic

MrDave2176

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: note-pad-AN-tic

Sentence: Phillip was so notepadantic that he placed post-its on his lunch box to remind himself to eat.

Etymology: notepad + pedantic (to be obsessive about minutia or details)

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COMMENTS:

sorry I missed this - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:33:00

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Postsessed

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: post/zest

Sentence: Muriel was so postsessed with sticky notes her family organized an intervention.

Etymology: post it + possessed

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COMMENTS:

Another good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-24: 18:47:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-09-24: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-27: 00:14:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

hyperborean hyperborean - 2012-10-25: 12:37:00
You nailed it!

hyperborean hyperborean - 2012-10-25: 12:58:00
My comment was meant for Nosila.

DrWebsterIII DrWebsterIII - 2012-10-25: 16:07:00
CLEARLY, and I agree, Nosilla 'stuck' the landing