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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
Featurd
Created by: VersaVice
Pronunciation: fee-terd
Sentence:
Etymology: feature + turd
Friggen
Created by: azaria202
Pronunciation: Frig-gen
Sentence: You friggen person.
Etymology: another word for fucking
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
Mystech
Created by: jayre
Pronunciation: MIS-tech
Sentence: A mystech happened when the company replaced all the keyed door entries with numeric PIN pads.
Etymology: mystery + technology + misstep
Inscrutivation
Created by: Nettle
Pronunciation: in-skru-ti-VAY-shun
Sentence: Martin encountered the familiar feeling of frustration while trying to cope with the inscrutivative new version of Windows.
Etymology: inscrutable + innovation
Supporthosed
Created by: gplowell
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
This one cracks me up! - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:43:00
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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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Comments:
enatefox - 2007-09-17: 11:01:00
neurotypicalastize