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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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Ringslave
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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Callchurl
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: caw-l-ch-url
Sentence: Since Maggie got her job working for a phone sex call centre, her friends thought she was a callchurl -- when the phone rang she immediately went into embarrassing, steamy, phone-siren mode.
Etymology: callgirl (prostitute) + call (telephone conversation) + churl (boor, bad mannered)
Contamobilvernacularity
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /kon-ta-moe-bill-verna-cue-lar-i-tea/
Sentence: "If he didn't stop contamobilvernacularising to his ex-girlfriend while she was having lunch with him soon, she was going to grab her fork and stab him in the eye."
Etymology: Continuous + mobile [phone] + vernacular + -ity
Cellebratty
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sel-EBB-rat-ee
Sentence: Derek is a real cellebratty, considering himself to be a big 'star' among his cell phone friends list and having the exceedingly bad manners to ignore those around him to go on and on with others who call on his cell phone.
Etymology: Blend of 'cell' (cell phone) and a form of 'brat' (bratty) A play on the word celebrity.
Ignorrantus
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: ig-nor-rant-us
Sentence: After a beautiful romantic dinner, Sally and Edward were sitting in the car preparing their good-byes. Sally batted her eyes and demurely looked down, past the stick-shift, towards the pulsing bulge in Edward's lap. She quickly shifted her eyes up, and met his, which were filled with passion. In fact, it looked like he was about to explode, when he suddenly reached down pulled out his vibrating cellphone! Edward's faced relaxed as pulled the phone to his face, turned away and started ignorranting with one of his buddies. Sally was left to her thoughts and sighed, "What an ignorrantus!"
Etymology: ignore + rant = ignorant
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COMMENTS:
your sentence sexcells - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:20:00
great stuff. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:20:00
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Cellut
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Sslut
Sentence: Ferdinand had impeccable table manners, he held the door open for old ladies crossing the street and even coughed to mask his flatulence, however when it came to mobile communication his etiquette was in the gutter. At the merest quiver of his cellular telephone, regardless of how deep in conversation he was in with the esteemed friend or colleague right in front of him he pounced on his oral interaction device and started gabbling frivolous nonsense. He was without doubt a most terrible cellut.
Etymology: Cell+Slut = Cellut
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COMMENTS:
Good Word...they should investigate what's at the root of this phenomena...you know some cell stem research! - Nosila, 2008-06-10: 20:51:00
Wow I only just realised i got one - i've been the phone!! - pungineer, 2008-08-04: 07:18:00
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Deluphonary
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: deh - LOO - foh - nah - ree
Sentence: Buddy is such a deluphonary when it comes to his girlfriend.
Etymology: delusionary + phone
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
Socioratic
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)
Cellibate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sell a bet
Sentence: Anthony soon learned the hard way that when you answer your cell phone, gab to the other party for ages and leave your wife ignored, you will very soon become cellibate! Yes, the only sex you will have is phone sex.
Etymology: Cell (phone) & Celibate ( abstaining from sexual intercourse)
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COMMENTS:
brilliant :) - galwaywegian, 2011-03-11: 03:31:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James
pungineer - 2008-08-04: 07:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James