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'Sure, I'd love to talk...'

DEFINITION: n. A person who immediately answers all cell phone calls, then chats on and on, leaving the people they're with, hanging. v. To answer your phone even when you are in the middle of another conversation.

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Telecommunicashunsexpert

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: tell-ee-cuh-myoo-knee-cay-shuns-ex-pert

Sentence: the first time he answered the phone she figured it must be important... but by the fourth phone call she realised he was a telecommunicashunsexpert

Etymology: telecommunications expert, shun

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Standunk

Created by: Beutesant

Pronunciation: Stan-dunk

Sentence: Last night Jim and I were off to a really good start, then that asshole interrupted our conversation to answer a phone call. What a standunk!!!!

Etymology: Standunk: from Stand-derived from the phrases: To stand up(lisa stood me up on this date) and "one night stand" and the word dunk. To Stand up/temporarily dump(dunk) someone due to their seeming lack of importance for a measly phone call.

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Incellent

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: in/sell/ent

Sentence: Joe's rudeness was abounding. Whenever he got a phone call, he would be incellent, totally ignoring the person he was with. Being incellent is the twenty-first century's virtual slap in the face. Being incellent is uncivil, uncultured, boorish, tasteless, insensitive, disrespectful, ill-mannered, loutish, discourteous and just damn plain rude and impolite.

Etymology: INCELLENT - noun - from INSOLENT (boldly rude, or disrespectful; insulting) + CELL (as in cell phone)

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Phoneaholics

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: phoneaholic

Sentence: I like to phone, i am an phoneaholic

Etymology: aholic ans phone.

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Nokiavoid

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: NOKIa+AVOID

Sentence: At first I thought he was fine, but soon enough I discovered he was a closet nokiavoid, seemingly unaware of how rude it is to interrupt in-person conversation for cell phone calls, even going so far as chatting up wrong-number callers.

Etymology: NOKIa+AVOID

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Cellwhipped

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: sell-wip-t

Sentence: "Doug is cellwhipped. He can never just let a call go to voice mail. How rude!"

Etymology: cell, as in cellphone and whip

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Chatterat

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: cha-ter-rat

Sentence: He was a complete chatterat even in movie theaters, so I put a mousetrap on his cellpone and the cat got his tongue

Etymology: chat+rat

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Phoniac

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: FONE-ee-yak

Sentence: Raul is such a phoniac that Mary will not even go out with him anymore unless he leaves both cells and his pager at home.

Etymology: phone, maniac, phony, yack

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Telinquent

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: te-LING-kwuh nt

Sentence: Bob had plans to made mega-bucks as a tele-salesman and, to hone his skills in being able to keeps several potential customers on the line for ages, he devised a game, called "Telinquency," engaging up to half a dozen friends and family members on the phone simultaneously. As expected, it was not long before this ting-a-ling telinquent, broke and friendless, was seeking professional help for his "hang-ups."

Etymology: TEL (telephone); TING-A-LING (linq)ELINQUENT(delinquent) :failing in what duty or behaviour requires; offending by neglect; guilty of a misdeed.

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COMMENTS:

how immature - he must have been a juvenile telinquent - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:10:00

He probably even used it while having a tinkle!nice word - galwaywegian, 2008-06-10: 16:57:00

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Gallowsbeaver

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: gal-ohs-bee-ver

Sentence: We were keenly discussing the Tolkien references in Zeppelin's music, when Robert's mate Jimmy phoned; and of course the gallowsbeaver had to ramble on, seemingly forgetting our presence.

Etymology: From "gallows" which leaves people hanging, and "beaver" used to mean someone who is eager, and "dam" rude. Boom boom. Also "beavers" in Scouting are the youngest members, giving my word connotations of "childish".

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COMMENTS:

a little convoluted but I'll give you a vote for originality - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-05: 14:46:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-05: 04:30:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James

pungineer - 2008-08-04: 07:15:00

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-22: 03:35:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James