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DEFINITION: n. 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.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.
Verboticisms
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Refreshnatic
Created by: Kenge92
Pronunciation: Ree-Fresh-Nat-ic
Sentence: Susan was a refreshnatic, always refreshing like a fanatic, on her facebook and myspace page. She will never get it that she's not popular.
Etymology: Refresh- To Fresh Again. Natic- From Fanatic- to be obsessed with
Anoracksianervosa
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: an- or - axe - eea- nerv oh -sa
Sentence: Tom's anoracksianervosa was getting worse. He was now spellchecking word for the day and googling his dog. Apparently he knows where leif Garret is right now.
Etymology: anorack- type of jecket, preferred clothing of those who get obseesed with ther minutiea of technical life.
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Tom would be good at Verbotomy. - wordmeister, 2007-04-30: 21:24:00
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Eclicktic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ek lik tik
Sentence: her habits were most eclicktic
Etymology: click tic eclectic
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COMMENTS:
ecellent - Nosila, 2009-11-16: 23:00:00
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Addclicktion
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ad-clik-shun
Sentence: after 3 hours of compulsive refreshing, he realised he had a serious addclicktion
Etymology: addiction, click
Missadateaphobia
Created by: scottrobot
Pronunciation: miss-a-date-a-fo-bee-a
Sentence: Sam had Missadateaphobia because he feared that he would miss an update on his favorite website.
Etymology:
Wwwebdexiety
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: web/dex/iety
Sentence: 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)
Refreshoholism
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Re-Fresh-Oh-Hall-Ism
Sentence: Jerry is a refreshoholic when it comes to news websites
Etymology: Refresh; Alcoholism
Cyclick
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: sy/click
Sentence: Harry had cyclick phases where he would refresh the daily Verbotomy words so frequently that his finger was developing a double-click twitch.
Etymology: cyclic (on a regular basis) + click (the button)
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COMMENTS:
Do you think it's a cycological problem? - petaj, 2007-04-30: 05:15:00
It could well be cycosomatclick! - pinwheel, 2007-04-30: 05:17:00
very nice! - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-30: 12:39:00
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Hooktonclix
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: hooked-n-clicks
Sentence: Shelly's hooktonclix resulted in uncontrollable contractions of her lumbricals. Part of her therapy was to set up a feed aggregator to do the updating for her.
Etymology: hooked on (addicted to) + Braxton Hicks (contractions experienced during pregnancy) + click
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COMMENTS:
oooohhhh... Toni Braxton. XD - ohwtepph, 2007-04-30: 05:11:00
Congrats on winning the mug, Petaj! Did you pick a verbotomy for it yet? I like your "tabooty". - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-30: 06:59:00
I think I'll go for "insultant" since it's my best one from last week. - petaj, 2007-05-01: 00:20:00
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Webblinking
Created by: Splosion
Pronunciation: Web - blink - ing
Sentence: I don't blink when looking at webpages; I webblink, letting the page do it for me.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel.
Thank you pinwheel! ~ James
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Today's definition was suggested by pinwheel. Thank you pinwheel. ~ James