Verboticism: Crapparatus
DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.
Crapparatus
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: krap-uh-rat-us
Sentence: The new toaster was such a piece of crapparatus that we couldn't even figure out where to put the toast in.
Etymology: crap + apparatus
Points: 722
Comments: Crapparatus
galwaywegian - 2007-09-14: 07:28:00
great!
younger - 2007-09-14: 09:30:00
that's fun to say. I'm going to adopt this into my daily lexicon.
Jabberwocky - 2007-09-14: 10:16:00
very funny
purpleartichokes - 2007-09-14: 10:50:00
Love it!
ScrabbledEgg - 2007-09-14: 23:41:00
Hilarious. Voting now.
OZZIEBOB - 2007-09-15: 18:27:00
I toast you: great word. But remember toast is the strangest of all foods: it is eaten in the morning and drunk at night!