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DEFINITION: n. A person who is so enamored with their online identity that they believe that it is more real than their physical one. v. To suddenly realize that you are large, blubbery mammal with no useful superpowers.
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Superglower
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: soōpərglouər
Sentence: As he lay in his hospital bed Rudy realized that his cyberpowers were not effective in the real world. The closest thing he had to superpowers was a superglower and somehow a dirty look and pudgy body just weren't that effective against a charging bull.
Etymology: superpower (extraordinary powers possessed by fictional characters) + glower (dirty look)
Naivatar
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ni - eev - atar
Sentence: Rory's naivatar refused to believe who he really was. He was so taken in by how he looked in Second Life that he stopped believing he really had a first life.
Etymology: naive (deficient in relevant experience),avatar (a computer user's representation of himself)
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COMMENTS:
also reminds reminds me of navigating on the computer - from page to page. - splendiction, 2009-05-15: 23:29:00
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Virtuamnesial
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: vir-tu-am-knee-ze-yal
Sentence: Vince spent so much time in his Second Life that he was virtuamnesial. After a good look in the mirror one morning, he realized to his horror that he was still in his first life and that he had forgotten to go to work and pay his rent. Homeless and penniless, he took his laptop to Starbucks and returned to his virtual kingdom that didn't suck.
Etymology: Virtual: 1) existing in essence or effect, but not appearance or form, 2) being actually such in almost every respect--such as a virtual wreck 3) a computer generated simulation + amnesia: a partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from a shock, psycological disturbance or brain injury. "Second Life" -- a virtual world that people can create where they can live vicariously as the person they wish they really would be.
Falsifeyed
Created by: philhealy
Pronunciation: Fal-si-fied
Sentence: Mac realized that his appearance was drastically falsifeyed from what he looked like online. He, in fact, did not have x-ray vision or abs of steel. He was of a rather embonpoint stature in real life.
Etymology: Falsif- From the word "falsified" -Eyed From the word "eye"
Hyperspacecadet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hahy-per-speys-kuh-det
Sentence: Tim works hard and lovingly at creating his online presence. Somehow, no matter what he does, some part of his real self sneaks through and he ends up with a hyperspacecadet.
Etymology: hyperspace (computer network) space cadet (absent minded)
Avatarnation
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: avah-TAR-nay-shun
Sentence: Mark's job with the show "To catch a predator" required him to spend a great deal of time online posing as a naive 13 year old girl. He didn't see this as a problem until he came to the realization in a fit of avatarnation that his mind was slowly starting to think like that of a 13 year old girl. His wife was even starting to become a bit concerned when he hung up posters of Justin Timberlake in their bedroom. Avatarnation!!
Etymology: Avatar -a little picture representing an online user Tarnation - a colloquial euphemish in the South Eastern US for Damnation often expressed as "What in tarnation?!"
Avatarlusional
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: av-ah-tah-loo-zyah-nool
Sentence: he'd been staring at his fake profile pic for so long he had become avatarlusional
Etymology: avatar, delusional
Avatard
Created by: theCountess
Pronunciation: Ave-ah-tard
Sentence: When an avatard sees himself in a mirror, his instinctive reaction is to break the spell by immediately gazing into his monitor for reimmersion.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Amen to the AvaTards who wear their avatars like leotards :P - dochanne, 2009-05-17: 23:44:00
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Whoevertar
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: whoo ever tar
Sentence: Wally the beached human whale thought he really looked like the whoevertar of a sleek super hero he carried around on his communications device. His phasers were always on stunning.
Etymology: Whoever (someone or anyone who does a particular thing or is in a particular situation) & Avatar (a new personification of a familiar idea;
Irlterego
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: earl-ter-ee-go
Sentence: Gordie64's IRLterego was known as Gordon and unlike the svelte, pixellated, online image, was a spotty, pudgy teenager.
Etymology: alter ego + IRL (in real life)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by abrakadeborah Thank you abrakadeborah~ James
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-15: 00:53:00
You're most welcome James ~ Funny cartoon :) LOL!
dochanne - 2009-05-15: 04:22:00
We need a word for this phenomenon, it's getting more common.
After a full winter of verbotomizing, I looked in the mirror and... Thank you! ~ James
dochanne - 2009-05-18: 03:22:00
Lost your majik sword James?
I didn't lose it, I'm still holding it. I just can't see it... James?
Today's definition was suggested by abrakadeborah. Thank you abrakadeborah. ~ James
abrakadeborah - 2010-11-28: 11:05:00
Thanks James ~ I really enjoy this site. :) Happy Holidays~