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DEFINITION: The inability to find, organize, or keep track of, simple physical objects. Often occurs when an individual has developed a search-engine dependency.
Verboticisms
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Morginobbset
Created by: halimay
Pronunciation: mor-g-in-obb-set
Sentence: Oops! I Morginobbset my sock again!!
Etymology: Come Again?
Incapaskjeevated
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ihn-kap-ASK-jee-vay-tuhd
Sentence: When Alex reached for a mouse when searching for his can opener, he realised he was thoroughly incapaskjeevated.
Etymology: incapacitated + Ask Jeeves (ask.com search engine)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-19: 14:41:00
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Fininabley
Created by: kellii3
Pronunciation: fin-in-able-y
Sentence: mr.travers was one of the few sufferers of fininabley who needed constant help finding things.
Etymology: fin-(find) inable-(inability) y-(coz it sounds better)
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COMMENTS:
woo i like this word lots - kellii3, 2007-07-24: 14:47:00
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Internutty
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: In + ter + nut + ee
Sentence: I'd probably be able to find my keys if I could go online and search for them... I guess I'm a bit internutty.
Etymology: internet + nutty
Yahumm
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: yah umm
Sentence: “Where is Tiberius? Where is he?” Julius exclaimed. The makeshift portable canopy from umbrellas and duct protected the penguin he was holding from the harsh morning sun. They new taking this long to load them into the truck would be trouble. “Christ, I’m holding him here, you yahumm. Your wikipenguina is of no help, eh?”
Etymology: yahoo (person and service) + umm
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COMMENTS:
this whole continuous story writing thing has been an interesting experience. i'll probably talk about it in depth this weekend on tomorrow's word. man, i never realized how much i could enjoy it, though. - jadenguy, 2007-07-19: 11:29:00
we're enjoying it too jadenguy - now I know what the umbrellas are for - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-19: 11:54:00
But what ever happened to the farmer's daughter? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-19: 13:50:00
hopefully tomorrow's word will lead me in that direction? - jadenguy, 2007-07-19: 15:10:00
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Googlocious
Created by: leaffan001
Pronunciation: gu-gol-o-shis
Sentence: Dependance on search sites.
Etymology: From the web site google.
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COMMENTS:
Good Word - leaffan001, 2007-07-19: 19:39:00
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Inlaptitude
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: in/lap/ti/tude
Sentence: Chris' inlaptitude at sorting socks resulted from leaving his laptop at the office.
Etymology: ineptitude + lap top
Loowwwse
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: loo + s
Sentence: Jon felt like such a loser beause he was a loowwwser. He realised that he had put six pairs of contact lenses in both of his eyes again, layering and layering day after day....
Etymology: to lose + www (as in world wide web)
Poopododo
Created by: penguinssean
Pronunciation: poo-po-do-do
Sentence: a dog took a poopododo
Etymology:
Dogpiled
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dawg-pi-uhled
Sentence: He had Googled, Yahooed, MSN'd, and Asked Jeeves, but he was dogpiled and still couldn't figure out which slot in the drawer the spoons went.
Etymology: Dogpile "All the best search engines piled into one."; dog pile - what my mother used to call my bed
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COMMENTS:
One can only imagine why your bed was called a "dog pile" ;) - ziggy41, 2007-07-19: 04:49:00
hehe! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-19: 06:51:00
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Comments:
Kyoti - 2007-07-19: 10:25:00
Altavistuff
Kyoti - 2007-07-19: 10:26:00
Wow, look at that. I need a drink! ;))
Does alcohol have a salutary effect on boxlexia?