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DEFINITION: v., to post sticky notes all over the place, including sticky notes to remind you to read the previously posted sticky notes. n., an obsessive compulsive dependency on sticky notes.
Verboticisms
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Hypnoteized
Created by: VersaVice
Pronunciation: hip/noht/ahyzd
Sentence: Hep me! Hep me! I been HYPNOTEIZED!
Etymology: hypnotize, note
Notivated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noh/tuh/veyt
Sentence: Her yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day.
Etymology: note + motivated
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2010-01-28: 00:35:00
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Postpronement
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: post-PROWN-ment
Sentence: Bob told his "shrink" to stick it, when he suggested that the solution to his postpronement was to say seven times over: "Sensible scientist Spencer Silver so serendiptious special simple solution "stick-it" stuck."
Etymology: Post (as in Post-it"), prone (apt, liable to, inclined to), -ment (an act or process) To postprone v.intr
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COMMENTS:
There should be a sentence award. It would be all yours today. Great! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-24: 09:29:00
simply splendid - you get my vote - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-24: 15:55:00
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Missiveous
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: miss/ee/vee/us
Sentence: To be missiveous is to play havoc with post-it notes
Etymology: mischievous + missive
Fixativation
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: fix-a-tiv-ation
Sentence: After Steve was fired, his fixativation with "Notes to self" became apparent when a leaf blower was brought in to clear his office.
Etymology: fixative + fixation
Postmemophilia
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
neat word - Nosila, 2010-01-28: 00:35:00
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Chitstick
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: chit-stik
Sentence: Dave was such a chitstick that he hung post-its to remind himself to be an obsessive sticky note hanger.
Etymology: chit - (a small or informal note) + stick
Prodnoticate
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Prod-not-icate
Sentence: Carol drooled as the waiter read back her order: "Garlic bread with cheese ... Gnocchi with pesto ... a side order of prodnotication with pencil shavings. 6H or HB?"
Etymology: Prod - To poke; remind. Note - to make particular mention of in writing. Suffix
Writualistick
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: riyt-yu-wul-is-tik
Sentence: one look at his work station and it was clear how writualistick he had become
Etymology: write, ritualistic, stick
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COMMENTS:
Trifecta! A Bonus for working in 3 words so well. Great word. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-24: 09:25:00
Ditto! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-24: 18:55:00
missed this one yesterday riki - very good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:29:00
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Postengrossed
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: poe-st-enn-growst
Sentence: I admit it, I'm postengrossed. This verboticism is totally me.
Etymology: Post from post-it note + engrossed (wholly absorbed) = a good source of your RDA of rhyming goodness.
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COMMENTS:
funny and honest !!! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-25: 15:54:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
You nailed it!
My comment was meant for Nosila.
CLEARLY, and I agree, Nosilla 'stuck' the landing