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DEFINITION: n. A person who gets completely disoriented whenever they try to do more that one thing at a time. v. To make a big mess because you are trying to do too many things at once.
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Clumsitasking
Created by: griffiegrrl
Pronunciation: Clum-see-task-ing
Sentence: "George made a big mess Clumsitasking by changing a diaper while talking on the phone and watching the evening news."
Etymology: Clumsy - Tasking (akin to Multitasking)
Multibasketcase
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mull/tee/bas/ket/case
Sentence: Sam was a complete multibasketcase whenever Sally asked him to help with the housework. In the end it was safer to do it on her own.
Etymology: multitask + basket case
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2009-05-13: 19:19:00
So true Jabber! Kudos to you again! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-14: 10:34:00
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Complextrophe
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: Complex-Tro-fee
Sentence:
Etymology: Complex:Composed of many interconnected parts. Catastrophe:A sudden and widespread disaster.
Attentiondelicate
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: a TEN tion del i cat
Sentence: Jim’s attentiondelicate disorder required he focus on one activity at a time. Even the simplest multitasking would be disastrous, even lethal, for Jim. One such disaster occurred the time he really wanted to fit in at movie night and eat popcorn while watching a movie. Jim stuffed popcorn in his mouth and forgot to chew, requiring the aid of eleven movie-goers and two attendants.
Etymology: From attention and delicate - a variation of "attention deficit disorder".
Taskmixmaster
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: task/mix/mas/tur
Sentence: A true taskmixmaster will royally screw up multiple tasks at once.
Etymology: task + mixmaster
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COMMENTS:
Good onme...stir the pot! - Nosila, 2009-05-13: 19:18:00
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Turmtoil
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: term-toil
Sentence: He became so turmtoiled when he was making dessert that he put his Blackberry in the fridge, the milk in his man purse, the eggs in the dishwasher, and the ice cream in the oven.
Etymology: turmoil (state of disorder, uproar, confusion) + toil (hard work, labourious task)
Multitsk
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: mull-tee-tsk (tongue clicking sound)
Sentence: The sever car pile-up on Route 287 was the direct result of Gary's attempts to multi-tsk. I mean driving and singing along with the radio is one thing. Driving, singing and drinking coffee is another, but Gary was driving, drinking coffee, sending a text message, shaving and reading the paper all at the same time. Tsk tsk, Gary.
Etymology: multi-task + tsk tsk tsk - tonge clicking noise synonamous with "shame on you"
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COMMENTS:
hehe - galwaywegian, 2009-05-13: 12:27:00
I hope Gary has learned his lesson! good word - splendiction, 2009-05-13: 22:51:00
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Conflusterrent
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Con-flust-err-ent
Sentence: Texting on his phone while walking led Daniel to first add "tree" to the message unintentionally, then walk into it. When trying to gather his papers and talk to the woman who came to his help he found himself confabulating out of befuddlement, messhandling everything until he became quite conflusterrent and babbled senselessly. He found this whole muddletasking thing quite multying.
Etymology: Concurrent - at the same time; Confluence - coming together or occuring together; Fluster - confused and addled by too many things to do!; Err - error or mistake.
Pigstybunkist
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Pig-sty-bunk-ist
Sentence: Sallynag Sunkist knew all too quickly when she married Alberto, he was a pigstybunkist. No matter how many times she nagged...she couldn't change the fact Alberto was so slack. Try as she might to be his Mother he would ignore her. He said "listen here my dear Sallynag, if you don't like the way I am...then pack your bags and leave my pigpen...I've already have a Mother and I do not need another!"
Etymology: Pigsty:(Slang) A dirty,very untidy place,very messy! Bunk: (slang) meaning absurd,ridiculous,something totally stupid. Bunkist: A person that is absurd and ridiculous. Pigstybunkist: A person that is sloppy and untidy and a ridiculous slob.
Sloperative
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: slohpp ur aht iv
Sentence: George Jnr was a natural born sloperative, just like his dad. The only family in thos parts that were allergic to Wrigleys
Etymology: operative, slop
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:47:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann Thank you mweinmann ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann. Thank you mweinmann. ~ James