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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.
Verboticisms
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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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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
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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Rudecell
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: rood-sel
Sentence: Penelope was so shocked to discover that Chad was a rudecell, she couldn't believe she had read him wrong.
Etymology: rude + cell (phone)
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)
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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Celluloner
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: cell - you - loner
Sentence: The best thing you can do in your life: stay away from celluloners.
Etymology: cellular phone + loner = celluloner.
Mobiloser
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: mobile + oozer
Sentence: Stupid mobilosers, answering their phones while we're eating dinner.
Etymology: mobile + loser
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
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
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