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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.
Verboticisms
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Switchbore
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SWIHTSH-bohr
Sentence: Alex gave up on carrying on meaningful conversation with his friend, a real switchbore whose cellphone seemed to conveniently ring whenever Alex brought up a serious subject.
Etymology: switchboard (means of switching over telephone conversations) + bore (effect upon the person who got interrupted)
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COMMENTS:
You could also use boor as in someone with really bad manners. - petaj, 2007-04-05: 23:36:00
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Celfish
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: (sel-fish)
Sentence: We were just getting into the meat of our conversation when he answered his mother's call and talked for hours, he's such a celfish person.
Etymology: "cell" [cellular phone] and "selfish" [lacking concern for others]
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COMMENTS:
I like this! But maybe, it's because I'm too cell-centered. - wordmeister, 2007-04-05: 13:58:00
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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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Longphoner
Created by: WhiteRhino
Pronunciation: Long-phone-er
Sentence: John couldn't help but talk - he was a natural longphoner.
Etymology: Long, phone
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
Ruceller
Created by: Tanik
Pronunciation: roo-sell-er
Sentence: It is hard to go to dinner with Bob because he is a "ruceller."
Etymology: rude + cell + er = ruceller
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like there was lot's of chatting at the dinner. Unfortunately, you weren't part of the conversation - wordmeister, 2008-06-10: 14:36:00
Nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:12:00
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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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Celphcentered
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: self/sent/ured
Sentence: Jack was so celphcentered that he had his cell phone surgically attached to his ear so that he wouldn't miss a call.
Etymology: cell + self centered
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COMMENTS:
ExCELLent! (What? Someone had to say it...) Fits the definition perfectly. - Tigger, 2008-06-10: 10:30:00
You may joking about the surgery, but I bet this will be really happening within five years. And so the "me generation" will be ultimately be replaced by the "celphcentered generation". - wordmeister, 2008-06-10: 13:40:00
So very well constructed. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:09:00
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Phonadict
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: fone ad ict
Sentence: peter was a complete phonadict, he always put the phone call before anyone else.
Etymology: from phone and addict.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James
pungineer - 2008-08-04: 07:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James