DEFINITION: Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or “refreshing” of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Repeticlick: /reh – PET – uh – clik/ Having several windows constantly open on his computer, Morton would compulsively repeticlick, jumping from window to window refreshing Verbotomy standings, his news and financial pages, Yahoo Sports pages, the Drudgereport and checking for responses on his MySpace page. Etymology: Blend of ‘repetitive’ (pertaining to or characterized by repetition) and ‘Click’ Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Repeticlick:
Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:49:00
great wordOZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:10:00
Terrific.
Webberneck: /WEB-ber-nek/ Roxie feared that if Bob continued to be such an obsessive webberneck, staring curiously and inquisitively whilst
clicking frequently from webpage to webpage, he soon would become emouseculated. Etymology: WEBBER: a user of the WWW; an internet user & NECK (as in rubberneck);straining one’s neck to watch, checkout what’s going on; gawk. EMOUSECULATE: Lose one’s webrility or E-potency. Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments on Webberneck:
Jabberwocky, 2008-07-18: 10:47:00
love it!Mustang, 2008-07-18: 18:33:00
Great word!
Fastidimouse: /fas-ti-dee-mouse/ Mickey was overly fastidimouse and could not let more than ten seconds elapse before checking his ebay account. Etymology: fastidious (overly fussy) + mouse Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Fastidimouse:
lumina, 2008-07-19: 22:23:00
Me likey. 🙂OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-20: 07:12:00
Good word
Wwwebdexiety: /web-dex-iety/ When checking to see if her numerous items on e-Bay sold, wwwebdexiety over took her checking again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again to see if anybody had bid higher than a second ago for her items.
Etymology: WWWEBDEXIETY – noun – from WWWEB (world wide web) + INDEX (a reference table that contains the keys, or references needed to address computer data items) + INDEX FINGER (the forefinger) + ANXIETY (distress, or uneasiness of mind caused by fear; tense desire, or eagerness)
Created by: Stevenson0.
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