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DEFINITION: A technological innovation that doesn't work as expected because "normal people" can't figure out how to use it.
Verboticisms
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Technobscure
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: tek-NOB-skyur
Sentence: Will 's VCR constantly blinked 12:00 because it was too technobscure for him to change. Besides, he kind of liked the way it blinked in time to the music.
Etymology: Tech + Nob (elite) + Obscure
Frustvation
Created by: jousakkem
Pronunciation:
Sentence: It's just an other frustvation to help our life.
Etymology:
Friggen
Created by: azaria202
Pronunciation: Frig-gen
Sentence: You friggen person.
Etymology: another word for fucking
Inscrutivation
Created by: Nettle
Pronunciation: in-skru-ti-VAY-shun
Sentence: Martin encountered the familiar feeling of frustration while trying to cope with the inscrutivative new version of Windows.
Etymology: inscrutable + innovation
Invistaquacy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/vis/tah/kwa/see
Sentence: Windows has come out with the latest invistaquacy. The user must have at least an information technology degree to download the manual.
Etymology: vista + inadequacy
Inconfation
Created by: Hyperion
Pronunciation: In/con/fay/tion.
Sentence: Joe Smith felt immense frustration at the inconfational vehicle, which had mysteriously started to dance and was beginning to serve his neighbours drinks- with him inside. It asked for requests. One, unfortunately, was a giant cocktail. Using its inbuilt mixing system, it began... The interior was waterproof. Joe, however, wasn't.
Etymology: It's a confusing innovation. What's to etymologise?
Chagrinnovation
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: shu/grin/oh/vay/shun
Sentence:
Etymology: chagrin + innovation
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COMMENTS:
Good blend. With some good cognates possible such as chagrinnova, chagrinnovati. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:35:00
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Hardwhere
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: hard-ware
Sentence: A gazillion pieces of hardwhere had been shifted in the Christmas shopping spree. By 10.00am the next shopping day, the support lines were jammed by callers trying to work out how the coaxial cable was supposed to connect to the 12 pin outlet behind the doodad.
Etymology: hardware + hard (difficult) + where (as in where the heck does this cable go?)
Comments:
enatefox - 2007-09-17: 11:01:00
neurotypicalastize