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DEFINITION: n. A person who immediately answers all cell phone calls, then chats on and on, leaving the people they're with, hanging. v. To answer your phone even when you are in the middle of another conversation.

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Cellut

Created by: pungineer

Pronunciation: Sslut

Sentence: Ferdinand had impeccable table manners, he held the door open for old ladies crossing the street and even coughed to mask his flatulence, however when it came to mobile communication his etiquette was in the gutter. At the merest quiver of his cellular telephone, regardless of how deep in conversation he was in with the esteemed friend or colleague right in front of him he pounced on his oral interaction device and started gabbling frivolous nonsense. He was without doubt a most terrible cellut.

Etymology: Cell+Slut = Cellut

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COMMENTS:

Good Word...they should investigate what's at the root of this phenomena...you know some cell stem research! - Nosila, 2008-06-10: 20:51:00

Wow I only just realised i got one - i've been the phone!! - pungineer, 2008-08-04: 07:18:00

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Phoniac

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: FONE-ee-yak

Sentence: Raul is such a phoniac that Mary will not even go out with him anymore unless he leaves both cells and his pager at home.

Etymology: phone, maniac, phony, yack

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Celloutish

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: cel-lout-ish

Sentence: David acted like a celloutish big shot, taking every call and ignoring Jill, even during the wedding.

Etymology: cell, as in cell phone/sellout, as in betray/loutish, as in rude

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Cellibate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sell a bet

Sentence: Anthony soon learned the hard way that when you answer your cell phone, gab to the other party for ages and leave your wife ignored, you will very soon become cellibate! Yes, the only sex you will have is phone sex.

Etymology: Cell (phone) & Celibate ( abstaining from sexual intercourse)

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COMMENTS:

brilliant :) - galwaywegian, 2011-03-11: 03:31:00

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Cellibrat

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sell - uh - brat

Sentence: Alexander has always been a cellibrat, rudely leaving friends and even his fiancée, Belle, hanging while he chatted aimlessly with pals about sports, cars, or even other women.

Etymology: Blend of cell and brat, play on the word 'celibrate'.

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COMMENTS:

if he keeps it up he may end up cellibat - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:34:00

or the cellibut of a joke! - galwaywegian, 2008-06-10: 16:58:00

Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:10:00

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Rudecell

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: rood-sel

Sentence: Penelope was so shocked to discover that Chad was a rudecell, she couldn't believe she had read him wrong.

Etymology: rude + cell (phone)

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Nophonetics

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: nofoneticks

Sentence: Mary's nophonetics meant that her firends got up and left the coffee shop without her.

Etymology: no - meaning haveing no phone - meaning hearing, particulary the mechanical hearing device uaed across distances ,abbreviation of telephone. ethics - moral guidelines

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Telinquent

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: te-LING-kwuh nt

Sentence: Bob had plans to made mega-bucks as a tele-salesman and, to hone his skills in being able to keeps several potential customers on the line for ages, he devised a game, called "Telinquency," engaging up to half a dozen friends and family members on the phone simultaneously. As expected, it was not long before this ting-a-ling telinquent, broke and friendless, was seeking professional help for his "hang-ups."

Etymology: TEL (telephone); TING-A-LING (linq)ELINQUENT(delinquent) :failing in what duty or behaviour requires; offending by neglect; guilty of a misdeed.

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COMMENTS:

how immature - he must have been a juvenile telinquent - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:10:00

He probably even used it while having a tinkle!nice word - galwaywegian, 2008-06-10: 16:57:00

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Standunk

Created by: Beutesant

Pronunciation: Stan-dunk

Sentence: Last night Jim and I were off to a really good start, then that asshole interrupted our conversation to answer a phone call. What a standunk!!!!

Etymology: Standunk: from Stand-derived from the phrases: To stand up(lisa stood me up on this date) and "one night stand" and the word dunk. To Stand up/temporarily dump(dunk) someone due to their seeming lack of importance for a measly phone call.

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Cellwhipped

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: sell-wip-t

Sentence: "Doug is cellwhipped. He can never just let a call go to voice mail. How rude!"

Etymology: cell, as in cellphone and whip

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-05: 04:30:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James

pungineer - 2008-08-04: 07:15:00

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-22: 03:35:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James