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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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Cellout

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: cell/out

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

Etymology: cell + sell out

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COMMENTS:

Something tells me that you have an "issue" with this type of... Oh! Excuse me my cell's singing... - wordmeister, 2007-04-05: 13:56:00

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Switchbore

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: SWIHTSH-bohr

Sentence: Alex gave up on carrying on meaningful conversation with his friend, a real switchbore whose cellphone seemed to conveniently ring whenever Alex brought up a serious subject.

Etymology: switchboard (means of switching over telephone conversations) + bore (effect upon the person who got interrupted)

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COMMENTS:

petaj You could also use boor as in someone with really bad manners. - petaj, 2007-04-05: 23:36:00

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Celloutish

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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Phoneaholics

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: phoneaholic

Sentence: I like to phone, i am an phoneaholic

Etymology: aholic ans phone.

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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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Fullbarsbaric

playdohheart

Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: full-bars-bare-ic

Sentence: It's really quite fullbarsbaric of you to talk to your ex girlfriend on the phone while you already have perfect reception with me in person!

Etymology: "Full bars" (having excellent cell phone reception) + barbaric

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Cellbidate

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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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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Lonecall

Created by: simoneshin

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Cellibrat

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sell - uh - brat

Sentence: Alexander has always been a cellibrat, rudely leaving friends and even his fiancée, Belle, hanging while he chatted aimlessly with pals about sports, cars, or even other women.

Etymology: Blend of cell and brat, play on the word 'celibrate'.

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COMMENTS:

if he keeps it up he may end up cellibat - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:34:00

or the cellibut of a joke! - galwaywegian, 2008-06-10: 16:58:00

Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:10:00

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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