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DEFINITION: v., To write an email while under the influence of an intoxicating substance. n., An email or blog post where the author has chosen to ignore standard literary and social conventions -- thanks to a liberal consumption of alcohol.
Verboticisms
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Emailbriated
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ee-mail-bree-ay-ted
Sentence: as i opened the message it became clear quite quickly that my friend had been emailbriated
Etymology: email, inebriated
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COMMENTS:
Clever!! - libertybelle, 2008-01-31: 08:51:00
Especially apropos for drunken e-males! lol! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:47:00
Let's become gender-specific: what about femailbriated, hemailbriated, shemailbriated. Good word1 - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 22:34:00
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Tipsticulate
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: tips tick you late
Sentence: Arlene almost died from embarrassment when her boss mentioned her incomprehensible late night email. She has a tendency to tipsticulate after finishing a bottle of red with her dinner.
Etymology: From the vernacular 'Tipsy' and articulate (to say)
Grogblog
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: GROG blog
Sentence: Sherry enjoyed amusing herself each morning by reading posts she had written the night before, when she was, as it usually happened, heavily under the influence of various spirits. She even started her own social networking site for people like herself - it was called ShitFaceBook. Anyone who was registered could add an entry, which were known as GrogBlogs and were typically rambling and more or less incoherent. At least this was all very funny until the morning she read the new segment she, or someone, had apparently added to her profile the night before, the one entitled "Cocktales," in which her conquests of recent evenings had been outlined ....
Etymology: grog (alcoholic beverage) + blog (from Web + log: a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page)
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COMMENTS:
cheersh! Hiccup - Nosila, 2010-04-20: 23:34:00
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Intexticated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: intekstikāted
Sentence: Roger vaguely remembered the party the night before. To his great relief an extensive series of intexticated messages were accidentally sent to his work phone rather than his boss. Faux pas averted this time.
Etymology: intoxicated (to lose control of faculties or behavior by way of alcohol or a drug) + text (an electronic communication sent and received by cellular phone)
Blottologging
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Blotto-Logging or Bl$@@F%&7ngurp
Sentence: Very few people are aware of the dangers of Blottologging in personal or business relationships. Never drink and E-mail!
Etymology: Blotto- To be as pi%%ed as the proverbial newt. Logging- The act of electronic communication See also Bingemail
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COMMENTS:
Good combo! Sure are a lot of blottologgers on the blogs! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:42:00
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Alcohello
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: al-kuh-he-loh
Sentence: Roger sort of remembers sending out an alcohello to his buds last night. Actually, he updated his Facebook status, Tweeted, posted to his blog and emailed everybody on his contact list. Now, through blood-shot eyes, he is trying figure out what he said that offended some 2,000 people.
Etymology: alcohol (whiskey, gin, vodka, or any other intoxicating liquor) + hello (used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention)
Tipsymail
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /tip-see-mayl/
Sentence: Our senior co-worker, Frank, would enjoy himself at Happy Hour at the bar next door to the office, but then he'd sometimes return to work, and tipsymail the group about next week's assignments. It's hard to believe that someone can 'slur' in e-mail like that...
Etymology: tipsy - slightly intoxicated or drunk (from Middle English, typen "to upset, overturn") + e-mail (short for electronic mail — but of course, you already knew that.)
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COMMENTS:
Last sentence really cracked me up! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:39:00
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Bloggo
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: blog/go
Sentence: With ten beer in him, his bloggo was a little too truthful.
Etymology: blotto (blind drunk) + blog
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COMMENTS:
that's cute! - libertybelle, 2008-01-31: 14:19:00
I like It! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 22:23:00
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Postaldisorder
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Po-stal-diss-or-der
Sentence: After a heavy bout of binge drinking Nigel was in a complete state of postaldisorder. He decided to email his boss to tell him what he'd been dying to say for ages. He told him that he sufferered from terrible BO and everyone in the office had noticed, he recommended that he should go straight to the chemist and get himself a strong deodorant. In his drunken haze he was sure that his boss would thank him first thing Monday morning.
Etymology: Post(mail) + Disorder(a disruption of the normal physical or mental functions, well known to be bought on by excessive alcohol consumption.
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COMMENTS:
Captures that sense of danger in drunk emailing! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 17:00:00
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Prost
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: proast
Sentence: Bolstered by beer, Simon felt no hesitation in sending a series of candid prosts to his in-laws.
Etymology: prost - German drinking toast
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Dougalistic - 2008-01-31: 04:25:00
3 people came up with the word inebriated.. Hmm I sense a conspiricy theory here! Haha.
Maybe we're all drinking from the same bottle. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James