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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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Glitchtech
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: glitsch-tek
Sentence: As usual, the latest innovation offered by the software provider contained the usual abundance of glitchtech making it almost impossible to use by anyone other than a seasoned techie.
Etymology: Blend of 'glitch' (a minor problem that causes a temporary setback a snag) and 'tech', abbreviation for technology
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
Technotlogical
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: tek-not-lodge-ee-call
Sentence: The manual was written in such technotlogical terminology that no one really understood how to actually use the product. Nevertheless, it was a cool piece of technogadgetry and everyone wanted one.
Etymology: technological: relating to or or resulting from technology + not: a logical operator that returns a false value if the operand is true and a true value if the operand is false (whatever that means) + logical: rational, reasonable or sensible
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COMMENTS:
like it - galwaywegian, 2009-10-07: 06:05:00
yes often so true! Good word! - splendiction, 2009-10-07: 21:42:00
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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"
Defeature
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Dee-fee-chur
Sentence: The car's inbuilt automatic window-unsteaming feature was nothing but a defeature, because the on/off button was almost under the driver's seat.
Etymology: Defeat + de- + feature. Defeature also happens to be an obsolete word for the noun "defeat" or for a deformity.
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COMMENTS:
Badget was taken by someone else...:D - Discoveria, 2007-03-21: 08:42:00
"Defeature" is better anyway. - ErWenn, 2007-03-21: 17:45:00
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Technogression
Created by: sisica
Pronunciation: tek-no-GREH-shun
Sentence: The
Etymology: Technical Regression (with the added bonus of having the feel of "agression") in the word....and I'd think that could be a subsequent feeling to being unable to benefit for the intended technological benefit that is not being met.
Technoprisoners
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tek/no/prizoners
Sentence: The motto of tech support is technoprisoners
Etymology: take no prisoners + technology
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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Dehancement
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dee-hans-ment
Sentence: New & improved! Fear these words. Too often they announce the dehancement of a product from tried and true to unfathomable.
Etymology: degrade (to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt) + enhancement (to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify)
Antitechinnovation
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Anti-teck-inno-vay-shun
Sentence: In the commercial this antitechinovation looked so easy, but I still can't figure out how to make a phone call!
Etymology: Anti, technologic, innovation
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COMMENTS:
Anything "anti" is good...lol. Nice wordage! - Sketchy, 2007-03-21: 14:45:00
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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