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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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Cellbait

Created by: ewigkeit

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Junkia

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

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

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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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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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Callchurl

petaj

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)

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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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Cellodious

Created by: stillers07

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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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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

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Phonadict

erasmus

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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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