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DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.
Verboticisms
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Inscruticall
Created by: Syzygy
Pronunciation: in-skrew-ti-call
Sentence: After looping through the automated menus, Kip declaired the attempt an inscruticall.
Etymology: Insruitable and Call
Chagrinnovation
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: shu/grin/oh/vay/shun
Sentence:
Etymology: chagrin + innovation
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COMMENTS:
Good blend. With some good cognates possible such as chagrinnova, chagrinnovati. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:35:00
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Frustvation
Created by: jousakkem
Pronunciation:
Sentence: It's just an other frustvation to help our life.
Etymology:
Technobscure
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: tek-NOB-skyur
Sentence: Will 's VCR constantly blinked 12:00 because it was too technobscure for him to change. Besides, he kind of liked the way it blinked in time to the music.
Etymology: Tech + Nob (elite) + Obscure
Crapparatus
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: krap-uh-rat-us
Sentence: The new toaster was such a piece of crapparatus that we couldn't even figure out where to put the toast in.
Etymology: crap + apparatus
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COMMENTS:
great! - galwaywegian, 2007-09-14: 07:28:00
that's fun to say. I'm going to adopt this into my daily lexicon. - younger, 2007-09-14: 09:30:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:16:00
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-14: 10:50:00
Hilarious. Voting now. - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:41:00
I toast you: great word. But remember toast is the strangest of all foods: it is eaten in the morning and drunk at night! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:27:00
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Shlupgrade
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: shh lupp grey d
Sentence: every shlupgrade was supposed to make him feel more empowered, but ended up making feel he had slipped a couple of rungs further down the evolutionary ladder.
Etymology: upgrade, shlupp
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COMMENTS:
nice to have your sense of humour back in the game - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:15:00
I like it! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 10:46:00
It's enough to make anyone feel greyed out. - petaj, 2007-09-15: 01:31:00
Perhaps Darwin didnt go far enough: some members of our species may have started on the way back! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:44:00
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Inconfation
Created by: Hyperion
Pronunciation: In/con/fay/tion.
Sentence: Joe Smith felt immense frustration at the inconfational vehicle, which had mysteriously started to dance and was beginning to serve his neighbours drinks- with him inside. It asked for requests. One, unfortunately, was a giant cocktail. Using its inbuilt mixing system, it began... The interior was waterproof. Joe, however, wasn't.
Etymology: It's a confusing innovation. What's to etymologise?
Unworkything
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Why canĀ“t people create normal things and not such unworkythings.
Etymology:
Misnology
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: miss now loh zhe
Sentence: He said that it is foolproof, but that he underestimated the inventiveness of fools, but only one ubergeek has managed to figure it out.
Etymology: Mistaken technology
Comments:
enatefox - 2007-09-17: 11:01:00
neurotypicalastize