Verboticism: Spiderwombman

DEFINITION: n. A person who is so enamored with their online identity that they believe that it is more real than their physical one. v. To suddenly realize that you are large, blubbery mammal with no useful superpowers.
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Disillusioneter
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: dis·il·lu·sion-net-er
Sentence: Bob Blobber's computer burned out and he had to go and get ready to shop for another one. As he peered into the mirror he realized that he had turned into a disillusioneter and was shocked to see he had lost all his hair and his super powers had vanished.
Etymology: Disillusioned~ Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed. Neter: Taken in part from the word inter"net" added "er" to show one who practically lives on the internet.
Irlterego
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: earl-ter-ee-go
Sentence: Gordie64's IRLterego was known as Gordon and unlike the svelte, pixellated, online image, was a spotty, pudgy teenager.
Etymology: alter ego + IRL (in real life)
Edentity
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ee-dent-it-ee
Sentence: Of course his edentity was that of slim, fit, attractive, manscaped, well-dressed with swagger. In reality he was a big blob who watched the Price is Right all day long in his underwear, was overweight, hairy, and lived on Wonder bread and Coke.
Etymology: e (short form for electronic as in online) + identity (oneself, sense of self, character)
Avatarnation
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: avah-TAR-nay-shun
Sentence: Mark's job with the show "To catch a predator" required him to spend a great deal of time online posing as a naive 13 year old girl. He didn't see this as a problem until he came to the realization in a fit of avatarnation that his mind was slowly starting to think like that of a 13 year old girl. His wife was even starting to become a bit concerned when he hung up posters of Justin Timberlake in their bedroom. Avatarnation!!
Etymology: Avatar -a little picture representing an online user Tarnation - a colloquial euphemish in the South Eastern US for Damnation often expressed as "What in tarnation?!"
Emaskulated
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: ee-mask-yoo-layt-ehd
Sentence: After 48 hours on Second Life, the powerful Avatar, Dragoonanatine caught a glimpse of himself in the bathroom mirror and was immediately emaskulated.
Etymology: e (electronic) + mask (as worn by a super-hero) + inspired by emasculated (to make weak)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - readerwriter, 2009-05-15: 14:39:00
great play on words! - DrWebster111, 2009-05-15: 18:27:00
cute - Nosila, 2009-05-15: 18:29:00
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Eegotist
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ee-go-tist
Sentence: Nerdia was sometimes caught muttering in the lift. She hated catching site of herself in the mirrored walls as it threatened her eegotism, when she saw just how ordinary she looked, in comparison to her online persona.
Etymology: e (prefix commonly used for anything to do with the internet - electronic) + egotist (one who thinks they are darn cool)
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COMMENTS:
agree with the use of "e". eexcellent eword! - splendiction, 2009-05-15: 23:22:00
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Avatarlusional
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: av-ah-tah-loo-zyah-nool
Sentence: he'd been staring at his fake profile pic for so long he had become avatarlusional
Etymology: avatar, delusional
Superglower
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: soōpərglouər
Sentence: As he lay in his hospital bed Rudy realized that his cyberpowers were not effective in the real world. The closest thing he had to superpowers was a superglower and somehow a dirty look and pudgy body just weren't that effective against a charging bull.
Etymology: superpower (extraordinary powers possessed by fictional characters) + glower (dirty look)
Snoozemaster
Created by: destroyer
Pronunciation: Snooz-o-fon
Sentence: He sleeps so much night and day, he is having a total snoozeothon.
Etymology: Snooze+marathon=snoozeothon
Virtuamnesial
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: vir-tu-am-knee-ze-yal
Sentence: Vince spent so much time in his Second Life that he was virtuamnesial. After a good look in the mirror one morning, he realized to his horror that he was still in his first life and that he had forgotten to go to work and pay his rent. Homeless and penniless, he took his laptop to Starbucks and returned to his virtual kingdom that didn't suck.
Etymology: Virtual: 1) existing in essence or effect, but not appearance or form, 2) being actually such in almost every respect--such as a virtual wreck 3) a computer generated simulation + amnesia: a partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from a shock, psycological disturbance or brain injury. "Second Life" -- a virtual world that people can create where they can live vicariously as the person they wish they really would be.
