{"id":268,"date":"2008-02-01T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T13:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=268"},"modified":"2008-02-01T09:34:07","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T13:34:07","slug":"websturbation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=268","title":{"rendered":"Websturbation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>v. intr.,<\/em> To look up your own name on a search engine. <em>n.,<\/em> The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/googling.gif\" alt=\"I can't stop googling myself.\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Websturbation<\/strong>:  \/<em>web-stir-BAY-shun<\/em>\/ Nothing beats sitting back in a big office chair and indulging in some serious websturbation now and again.  <em>Etymology:<\/em>  From Web and Masturabation cleverly melded together in a seamless fashion. <em>Created by:<\/em> sharktrager.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Websturbation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=scrink\">scrink<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 09:43:00<\/em><br \/>\nLol. Flippin&#8217; hilarious!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=scrabbelicious\">scrabbelicious<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 11:14:00<\/em><br \/>\nYES! YES!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=silveryaspen\">silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 17:52:00<\/em><br \/>\nYikes!  What were you thinking?<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Tigger\">Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-24: 02:03:00<\/em><br \/>\nEscuse me, waitress?  I&#8217;ll have whatever scrabbelicious is having&#8230;  Good word \u00e2\u20ac\u201d very, uh, stimulating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Egotistigoogle<\/strong>:  \/<em>ee &#8211; go &#8211; TIS &#8211; tuh &#8211; googl<\/em>\/ Seth was such an egomaniac he spent much of his surfing effort egotistigoogling hoping to find that he was being discussed favorably on the net. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Egotistical + google searching <em>Created by:<\/em> Mustang.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Egotistigoogle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=galwaywegian\">galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 04:57:00<\/em><br \/>\nexcellent! you&#8217;ll be seeing a lot more of yourself in future!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Dougalistic\">Dougalistic<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 07:22:00<\/em><br \/>\nlol, cool word! 8)<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=scrabbelicious\">scrabbelicious<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 11:20:00<\/em><br \/>\nFunny Galway man. Who&#8217;d a thunk it!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 15:59:00<\/em><br \/>\nGood word!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Autoeeroticism<\/strong>:  \/<em>aw toe eee rot iss izm<\/em>\/ His autoeeroticism cost him two jobs, three marriages and approximately eight mousemats a year <em>Etymology:<\/em>  autoeroticism, ee as in e as in electronic <em>Created by:<\/em> galwaywegian.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Autoeeroticism:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Mustang\">Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 07:59:00<\/em><br \/>\nExcellent word.   Marriages and jobs are one thing,  but losing those mousemats is a devastating and traumatic experience.  \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 12:56:00<\/em><br \/>\nvery punny<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=silveryaspen\">silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 18:00:00<\/em><br \/>\nFun pronounciation and creation!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Selfgooglefication<\/strong>:  \/<em>self-googl-fi-cay-shun<\/em>\/ It gave him such selfgooglefication to google himself on the internet that he developed a google giggle and sore fingertips. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  self-gratification + google <em>Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Selfgooglefication:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 15:59:00<\/em><br \/>\nNice word!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=silveryaspen\">silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-01-23: 17:55:00<\/em><br \/>\nIs that like a baby giggle &#8230; goo goo ???  Delightful sentence!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=googling\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=googling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative,<\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/\/\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-01-23: 00:30:00<\/em><br \/>\nToday&#8217;s definition was suggested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=yellowbird\"><strong>yellowbird<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=yellowbird\">yellowbird<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-01-23: 12:32:00<\/em><br \/>\nI had to suggest this one, since it&#8217;s impossible to say &#8216;He googled himself.&#8221; with a straight face.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=bananabender\">bananabender<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-01-23: 18:56:00<\/em><br \/>\nGreat words to-day folks! Another fun day!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: v. intr., To look up your own name on a search engine. n., The practice of using a search engine as a tool for self-realization, or perhaps just self-gratification, by repeatedly searching for information about yourself. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Websturbation: \/web-stir-BAY-shun\/ Nothing beats sitting back in a big office &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=268\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Websturbation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[90,92,93,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}