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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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Cellabate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sell a bayt

Sentence: Rita thought it rude when Fritz interrupted their discussions by answering all his cellphone calls and chatting for ages, ignoring her. Fritz was always on the phone instead of the phone being on the Fritz. She told him that if he could not cellabate, then he would become celibate.

Etymology: Cell (handheld portable telephone) & Abate (become less in amount or intensity) & Wordplay on Celibate (abstaining from sexual intercourse)

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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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Cellcentered

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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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Callgurl

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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Isoboor

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: eye-sow-boor

Sentence: I was in the express checkout when some ISOBOOR in front of me started droning on about his self-important lifestyle. When pulled from the wreckage, the ISOBOOR said he's been distracted while using his cellphone. When Mickey gets off the phone, IGNORE her! She's an ISOBOOR. isoboorish,isoboorism,isoboored

Etymology: iso-to isolate one's self boor- a person with no manners

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx ...and that applies to those annoying little spaceships they stick in their ears! james sternick - metrohumanx, 2008-06-15: 12:01:00

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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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Cellphcentered

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: self/sen/turd

Sentence: Jack was so cellphcentered that he had his cell phone surgically attached to his ear

Etymology: cell phone + self centered ( really implies cell phone centered)

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COMMENTS:

Like the "ph" in the middle! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-05: 08:57:00

thanks Purple - I had actually thought of your word and was phrantically trying to come up with another - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-05: 14:43:00

I hate when that happens! Very phrustrating. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-05: 16:14:00

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Convoswitch

Created by: CaptainLoggins

Pronunciation: kahn-vo-switch

Sentence: "She just stopped talking to me when her phone rang! She's such a convoswitch!" "He convoswitched me when his best friend called earlier..."

Etymology: Convo (Conversation) + switch

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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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Jakasitis

Created by: Karuma

Pronunciation: jak-ass-ie-tis

Sentence: don't mind the twitching, everytime i hear a celphone ring my jakasitis starts to act up.

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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