Verboticisms

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: teck-no-id-e-um

Sentence: Billy's dad is so uncool. He's got an iPad and an iPhone and a Blackberry and a Twitter account, but he's never even heard of Angry Birds. He's a total technoideum.

Etymology: techno (short for technology) + no idea (clueless) + idi (incomplete form of idiot) + um (expressing hesitation)

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Created by: blacklotus90

Pronunciation: kun-triv-ee-ance

Sentence: That new RSS-reading toaster is nothing more than a contriviance!

Etymology: Contrivance (a device to perform a certain task) + Trivial (pointless, useless, futile)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: you/tense/silly

Sentence: Chris had a workshop full of every utensilly ever sold on the shopping channel.

Etymology: utensil + silly

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-27: 17:46:00

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Created by: gautambarathwaj

Pronunciation: Pronunced as "ELEK-TRO-FUNK"

Sentence: He knows about the latest gadgets. He's an Electrophunk!

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Created by: pollyc

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: tek-no-cray-v

Sentence: Jim technocraved every new gadget especially those that he saw Lydia using.

Etymology: technology + crave

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Created by: evan

Pronunciation: [tek-nim-puh-tuhns]

Sentence: My father is so technimpotent, he spent over 900 dollars on a brand new DSLR camera, but doesn't know how to put the pictures on his computer!

Etymology: Technology + Impotence. Word 'impotence' chosen due to its lustful inference while properly demonstrating a lack of performance capability with regard to Technology.

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: g-or-j-uh-u-s-l-eh-ss

Sentence: Bob stared at the gorgauseless blue object in his hand wondering how it worked when Abby walked by and said "Put my paperweight down Bob!"

Etymology: gorgeous+useless

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: tek /nə / rənt

Sentence: Jamie's Dad couldn't quite understand his daughter. "Why do you need a new Iphone?" "Whats so wrong with the Ipod I got you last year?" "Oh geez DAD!" Jaime whined, "You are SO Technorant!"

Etymology: Blend of Technology and Ignorant

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: in/creh/tul/itee

Sentence: he couldn't disguise his incretoolity when he walked down the aisles at Home Depot.

Etymology: incredulity + tool

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