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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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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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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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Mobiloser

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: mobile + oozer

Sentence: Stupid mobilosers, answering their phones while we're eating dinner.

Etymology: mobile + loser

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Recepshunned

Created by: Erikv

Pronunciation: Re sep shund

Sentence: Julie was enjoying their time together in the mountains but reality rushed back when they returned to civilization and the calls caused her to be immediately recepshunned.

Etymology: reception plus shunned

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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.

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Ruceller

Created by: Tanik

Pronunciation: roo-sell-er

Sentence: It is hard to go to dinner with Bob because he is a "ruceller."

Etymology: rude + cell + er = ruceller

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like there was lot's of chatting at the dinner. Unfortunately, you weren't part of the conversation - wordmeister, 2008-06-10: 14:36:00

Nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:12:00

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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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Cellbait

Created by: ewigkeit

Pronunciation:

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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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Celleezy

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sell ee zee

Sentence: Celldon was one Celleezy person. Whenever he took his latest girlfriend, Cellcilia out, he would repeatedly answer the calls he got from his future girlfriends Cellectra or Cellvia on his cell and talk to them for ages, in the company of Cellcilia. Needless to say, Cellcilia, would get upset and feel ignored, particularly when his chats turned to a more graphic nature. He often wondered why these women became so cellective and never wanted to go on a second date. Oh well, plenty more fish in the sea to cellect from... That is until one day he answered such a call in front of his wife, Cellda... It took the doctors three hours to surgically remove that cellphone from Celldon's cellected orifice. And yes, he can hear her now.

Etymology: cell (cellular phone) & sleazy (tawdry, lacking class, morally degraded, of poor quality)

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COMMENTS:

Down with celleezy celluts! - pungineer, 2008-06-10: 06:53:00

song of the day "Cellcilia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confidence daily" - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:33:00

Or "Cellebrate good times, come on..." Oh no, now they are both in my head! - Nosila, 2008-06-10: 20:56:00

You got me going now: 'operator could help me place this call.." - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:16:00

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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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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