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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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Unnovation
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: uhn-o-vay-shun
Sentence: After field trials of his latest product design, Geoff quickly realised that adding a cigarette lighter to a diver's watch was an unnovation...
Etymology: a contraction of "un" and "innovation"
Dummiproving
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Dah - mi - pru - veng
Sentence: The scientists lauded themselves for the bulletproofing of the hands-free self-sharpening throwing stars kit, unfortunately recent fatalities have shown it to be dummiproved.
Etymology: Dummy-Proved
Innocumberance
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: in-no-cumber-ants
Sentence: Voice recognition software is universally an innocumberance.
Etymology: "innovation" + "encumberance".
Badget
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: bajj-it
Sentence: The old woman thought everything was a badget; the keyboard had too many keys, the cell phone was too small and as for the microwave...
Etymology: From "bad" and "gadget".
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COMMENTS:
very funny! - Sketchy, 2007-03-21: 14:41:00
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Untechcipherable
Created by: sunny09
Pronunciation: un-tech-cy-fer-able
Sentence: Jane found that most of Vista was untechcipherable and played Zelda instead.
Etymology: undecipherable technology
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COMMENTS:
mac rules - mana1066, 2007-03-21: 21:24:00
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Techlessness
Created by: jschrady
Pronunciation: Tek-les-nes
Sentence: Her lack of ability to enter the right pin code, no matter how many times the attendant assisted her, was, frankly, techlessness!
Etymology: Tech- technology Less- having nothing of something Ness- the action
Techbotcholy
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: teck bot ch olly
Sentence: the techbotcholy at our office is so unusable you cant even type your name in without it changing to Korean keyboard layout.
Etymology: from technology and botch
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James