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DEFINITION: v. intr. To frustrate oneself by sending emails to someone who cannot receive them, especially when "over quota". n. An emotional response to bounced-back email.

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Masoemailchist

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: mah-so-ee-mail-kist

Sentence: Mabel masoemailchisted herself today one last time before giving Chad the old heave ho.

Etymology: masochist + email

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Emailody

Created by: nbsalomon

Pronunciation: ee-mayle-uh-dee

Sentence: My emailody was caused by my boyfriend.

Etymology: from email and malody

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Emailaise

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: ee-ma-LEYZ

Sentence: Jenna's emailaise was becoming unbearable. If they didn't want to give her the job, why did they give her a second interview and make her take the stupid Excel test?

Etymology: email + malaise

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COMMENTS:

nice one! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-30: 06:09:00

Thanks... it was one of those that just popped into my head right away. Wish they all did that. - Clayton, 2007-05-30: 09:19:00

very good word - very fitting for the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 11:54:00

Fantastic. - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-30: 12:26:00

Wow... my highest scoring word yet! I need to stop thinking more often. ^_^ - Clayton, 2007-05-30: 17:57:00

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Deliveryfailuretotalprostration

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation:

Sentence: "DFTP," he said to his flatmate, "I'll never get a message to her before she leaves for the airport. Arianna, WHY???"

Etymology: "Delivery Failure Notification" + "Total Prostration"

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COMMENTS:

wow, It's like,like reading a novel... what happens next??!1,LOL Great word and sentence! Grasshopper - grasshopper, 2007-05-30: 11:05:00

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Pesterlink

Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: PEHS-tur-link

Sentence: A long night of pesterlinking her professors, begging for second chances, was followed by crying herself to sleep and a morning of moping in bed.

Etymology: Pestering, as annoying, and link as reminiscent of hypertext connections.

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Elecracize

Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: Elec - ra - size

Sentence: Although she felt elecracized, what she didn't know was that her emails were going to the wrong address!

Etymology: Electronic + Ostracize

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Sendstricken

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: send - strik - en

Sentence: When Jeremiah did not receive any of the dozens of emails that Patty send him, she was simply sendstricken.

Etymology: send, stricken

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Enailed

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: e-nailed

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Etymology: e-mail and nailed so electronicaly nailed is enailed

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Messedgy

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: mess-eh-jee

Sentence: Sue was becoming quite messedgy - it was obvious that her e-mails to her latest boyfriend were being returned.

Etymology: message, edgy (anxious and irritable)

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hey purple - you must have had a wild memorial day weekend to be logging in so late - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 11:59:00

Oh yeah, I've been off of work since Saturday! Unfortunately, I didn't have much fun, the yard work got out of hand, the garden needed planting, and I was up to my knees in mouse turds at the cabin. Think I'll suggest a definition for a really gross task... - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-30: 12:05:00

I'm sure it will all pay off - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 12:40:00

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Symbla

Created by: RubyWry

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-30: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James

iwasatripwire - 2007-05-31: 10:41:00
The drawing kind of looks like me, too!

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-24: 00:52:00
http://www.etiquettehell.com/content/eh_main/gen/eh_index.shtml

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-24: 17:56:00
I'm going to REDINGUSEND all you verbotomists!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-07-28: 00:02:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-11: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James