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DEFINITION: v. To compulsively describe, in excruciating detail, the minute events of one's everyday life as it happens; especially when assisted by modern information technology systems. n. A person who feels compelled to "share" every detail of their life, with everyone.
Verboticisms
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Chronicletwopointoverkill
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: chronicle-2-point-O-verkill
Sentence: Twittering, blogging masses are frittering away their first lives with chronicletwopointoverkill. "Now I'm just logging into Second Life", "must blog this, my fingernail just broke in the keyboard" etc. etc.
Etymology: chronicle + 2.0 (from web2.0) + overkill
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COMMENTS:
Tune in tomorrow for Detail of 2 Geocities. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-11: 06:43:00
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Blahg
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: blaaaahg
Sentence: Stephanie published the smallest details on blog which, in time, became a blahg for its level of minute and pointless detail.
Etymology: blah + blog
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COMMENTS:
Blabulous word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-11: 04:50:00
a blahst! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-11: 06:12:00
This one works best when you pointedly drag out the 'blah' part. "Blaaaaahg". - LonePaladin, 2007-04-12: 23:56:00
Great idea LonePaladin! - jedijawa, 2007-04-20: 17:10:00
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Ittention
Created by: Erikv
Pronunciation: Eye-ten-shun
Sentence: After reading her intention post extolling the virtues of being in a Subway at that very moment, I knew I would never have to view the world through unenlightened eyes ever again.
Etymology: I from iPad, iPod etc. Plus attention
Overblog
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
I wanted to use 'blogroll' because it would encapsulate the words 'blog', 'logroll' and 'bogroll' all in one. It's been used, though. Pity. - LonePaladin, 2007-04-12: 00:36:00
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Meopics
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: mee/op/ics
Sentence: Meopics is the word according to me
Etymology: me + myopics
Socialmeetiagh
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: so shal meet ee yaaaah
Sentence: When Chatty Cathy called Twitter Twila and Facebook Fanny to describe her latest ablutions, they raced to blog it first and let the world know. Do you really need this socialmeetiagh, Cathy? People thought you were boring before, but now they have it in writing. P.S. Get your 15 minutes of fame by doing something worthwhile!
Etymology: Social Media (blogging;Facebook, Twitter,etc); Social (marked by friendly companionship with others) & Meet (get together;interact)& Agh! (Make it stop! it's painful!)
Omnithetic
Created by: arms61
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Terrance had to defriend all the omnithetics he knew; the painful retellings of every sad event in their lives drove him to depression.
Etymology:
Pantextual
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: pan-teks-tyoo-al
Sentence: "Rachel doesn't keep anything a secret on her blog. She is completely pantextual."
Etymology: "pan" as in all; text
Interminarate
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: in ter MIN er ate
Sentence: All day, while ostensibly working at her computer, she was interminarating over IM.
Etymology: interminable + narrate
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist.
Thank you Alchemist! ~ James
lumina - 2008-06-17: 10:39:00
Funny!
lumina - 2008-06-17: 10:40:00
Great! Love it!
MANECDOTAL is very good...kind of intuitive and rolloffatistic.
MONOTOLOG is another classic. Simple yet funny.
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist. Thank you Alchemist. ~ James