Verboticisms

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: sell/bi/date

Sentence: Simon was such a cellbidate that Sophie was beginning to feel that the only way she could interact with him, when they were out together, was to call him on his cell.

Etymology: Sell-by-date (an indication of freshness!) + bi + date

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like this would lead to permanent celibacy... Perhaps it was a religious calling. - wordmeister, 2007-04-05: 05:01:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋsleɪv/

Sentence: I worry about becoming a ringslave because I do answer the phone almost immediately every time it rings, but I think my humanity may be saved by the fact that I seem incapable of carrying on a conversation that lasts more than 30 seconds over the phone.

Etymology: From ring + slave

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COMMENTS:

I'm actually not quite that bad. I don't answer it at family events (unless it's more family), in theaters, or during class. And I always keep it on silent. But I worry about it nonetheless. - ErWenn, 2007-04-05: 08:31:00

Ringslave precedes ringworm. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-05: 08:56:00

Ringworm at dinner? Yikes... - wordmeister, 2007-04-05: 14:01:00

Ringworm just about anywhere near me earns a "Yikes." - ErWenn, 2007-04-05: 23:26:00

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Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: con-vers-ir-it-ay-shun-al-ist

Sentence: Jenny was a true conversirritationalist: upon receiving a phone call in a movie theatre, she rushed out to catch it and spent the rest of the movie gabbing.

Etymology: "conversationalist" + "irritation"

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: junn keee ya

Sentence: Her only way to sustain the relationship with this junkia was to call him up while they dated. There they would sit on the abandoned beach holding hands, while talking to each other on their mobiles.

Etymology: nokia, junkie

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COMMENTS:

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:11:00

Very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:17:00

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: cal-gurl

Sentence: Angela was ignored and jealous. Her boyfriend was a callgurl. And would respond whenever anyone called, regardless of what THEY were doing. And worst of all, he was paying for it by the minute. She started to think, that maybe she should charge...

Etymology: call girl

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COMMENTS:

Interesting:like your approach on this one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:11:00

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: fone ad ict

Sentence: peter was a complete phonadict, he always put the phone call before anyone else.

Etymology: from phone and addict.

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: cel-lout-ish

Sentence: David acted like a celloutish big shot, taking every call and ignoring Jill, even during the wedding.

Etymology: cell, as in cell phone/sellout, as in betray/loutish, as in rude

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: selsentər

Sentence: Joey is completely cellcentered. If his phone rings, he*s on it like a hawk on a mouse. It doesn*t matter what*s happening or who he*s with, the phone gets all his attention. It*s gotten to the point where his girlfriend called to break up with him despite the fact that they were in the same room. Of course she had to leave voicemail because he was already on a different call.

Etymology: Cell (a telephone with access to a cellular radio system) + centered (in the center) A play on self-centered

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COMMENTS:

Nice one - galwaywegian, 2009-10-22: 05:51:00

Joey will be cellibate now... - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 01:31:00

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Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: sō'sē-ō-răt'ĭk

Sentence: It's not like they're 'A.D.D.' or have trouble concentrating across the board. Only in social situations. They're very socioratic jumping from conversation partner to conversation partner.

Etymology: socio (social/society) + erratic (Having no fixed or regular course; wandering)

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: phoneaholic

Sentence: I like to phone, i am an phoneaholic

Etymology: aholic ans phone.

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