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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.
Verboticisms
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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
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)
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
Lotechretary
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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COMMENTS:
WITTY!!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 12:16:00
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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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COMMENTS:
...Another chilling tale! Good one, O-Bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:40:00
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Compulstick
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kum - pulse - stik
Sentence: Jeremy was positively compulstick about writing down all of his tasks, thoughts, goals and thoughts on all sizes and colors of sticky notes.
Etymology: compulsive (someone who cannot stop repeating an action over and over) + stick (as in sticky notes)
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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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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COMMENTS:
funny and honest !!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 15:54:00
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Writualistick
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: riyt-yu-wul-is-tik
Sentence: one look at his work station and it was clear how writualistick he had become
Etymology: write, ritualistic, stick
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COMMENTS:
Trifecta! A Bonus for working in 3 words so well. Great word. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-24: 09:25:00
Ditto! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-24: 18:55:00
missed this one yesterday riki - very good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:29:00
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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