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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.
Verboticisms
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Weblock
Created by: evthalia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Invisible internet barriers prevented her inteded action(s) from materializing resulting in strong negative emotional overflow.
Etymology:
Spamwalling
Created by: scissorjammer
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: from Stonewalling
Emangle
Created by: ngajoe
Pronunciation: E-main-GULL
Sentence: Kelly's emanglement grew with every passing pop-up.
Etymology:
Eprostricate
Created by: Paulefinch
Pronunciation: ee-pross-trick-ate
Sentence: Kelly kept eProstricating herself sending more and more emails to her exboyfriend.
Etymology: e+prostrate+subjugate
Emoticonfuse
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee mo tik kon fuze
Sentence: After their passionate one night stand, Erin had e-mailed Derrin hundreds of times. His non-response, in fact returned e-mails, had the affect to emoticonfuse her and make her wonder where she went wrong. Being rejected in person was bad enough, but being e-jected was even worse to someone like Erin who lived her life on-line.
Etymology: Emoticon (a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email) & Confuse (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;cause to feel embarrassment)
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
Emailancholy
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: EE MAYL en kah lee
Sentence: Rachel and Theo usually conducted their long-distance romance via e-mail. But Rachel hadn't heard from Theo in several days. All she received were bounce-back messages. Soon dread and emailancholy set in. Only days later did she learn that Theo had been on a business trip and his personal e-mail box had become full. In fact, as it happened, it was full of HER messages because he lovingly saved every single thing she sent him.
Etymology: e-mail + melancholy
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COMMENTS:
brilliant - galwaywegian, 2009-12-11: 10:07:00
awww...e-xecellent! - Nosila, 2009-12-11: 23:05:00
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Egloomerang
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ee-GLOOM-uhr-rang
Sentence: Alex got hit with an egloomerang when his girlfriend who "supposedly" couldn't read his e-mail refused to respond to his request to meet at the malt shop.
Etymology: e-mail + gloom + boomerang
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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COMMENTS:
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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Cyberlone
Created by: souvikroy26
Pronunciation: sigh-ber-lone
Sentence: after break-up it seems cyberlone is wat i am left with
Etymology:
Comments:
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!
http://www.etiquettehell.com/content/eh_main/gen/eh_index.shtml
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