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DEFINITION: n. A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it. v. To improve something in a way that makes it much harder to use.
Verboticisms
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Technotogy
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: teck + not + oh + gee
Sentence: Your hand held may do everything, but if the buttons are too small to use it's really technotogy, wouldn't you say?
Etymology: "Technology" with one letter substituted. See if you can guess which one.
Trekkienology
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: trekee/nawl/ogee
Sentence: I think you have to understand Vulcan to figure out modern trekkienology
Etymology: trekkie + technology
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COMMENTS:
live long and prosper - porsche, 2007-03-21: 11:29:00
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Whatchamadowithit
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: whachama-do-with-it
Sentence: Its kind of sad when my mom tries to figure out how to operate her whatchamadowithits. Usually I sigh and show her, for example, how to turn her cell phone on.
Etymology: from whatchamacallit and not-knowing-what-to-do-with-it
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COMMENTS:
Man, I spent almost an hour trying to think of something like this, but the best I could think of was "howjamauseit". I'm glad somebody was able to find a better solution than that. - ErWenn, 2007-03-22: 00:45:00
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Enigmadget
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌɛnɪɡˈmӕdʒit/
Sentence: I was fairly certain that the enigmadget was supposed to be the new television's remote control, but I couldn't find a single button on it.
Etymology: From enigma + gadget
Binnovation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: binn oh vay shun
Sentence: if innovation was the key to the electronic age, then this latest binnovation must herald the garb age
Etymology: innovation, bin
Regenerrorate
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: re-jen-er-ate
Sentence: Phil Gates's latest update looked ever so flash but also had a tendency to crash the whole system. It was a classic example of some very keen, but slightly over-enthusiastic, egg heads regenerrorating the software.
Etymology: regenerate (to reconstitute in a better form or condition) + error (a mistake, to deviate from accuracy)
Modconjob
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: mod-con-job
Sentence: It was all hype and bonhomie in the sales pitch, but I've hit the trough of disillusionment with this modconjob.
Etymology: mod con (modern convenience) + con job (trick pulled by a confidence artist)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James