Definitions by Cabot Wonder

connectaphobia 

The fear of not being in constant touch with the rest of the world, usually evidenced by people who are constantly on their cellphone, tweeting, etc.

It wasn't her fault she drove off the road. She was on her cellphone, an obvious victim of connectaphobia.

connectaphobia by cabot wonder July 19, 2010

semi-colonoscopy 

Examining and editing text for the overuse of semi-colons.

His writing was concise; it was lyrical; but it had too many semi-colons. It required a semi-colonoscopy.

semi-colonoscopy by cabot wonder June 17, 2010

twitterfication 

Writing that may contain typos, misspellings, abbreviations and symbols, some of which is intentional, some of which is accidental -- but "close enough" for the reader to figure it out.

Given the amount of twitterfication, it's clear that no one actually READ the article before publishing it; they simply relied on spell checkers.

twitterfication by cabot Wonder April 19, 2010

atleastified 

A process of rationalization that looks for the silver lining in -- or puts a positive spin on -- a negative event.

They got three inches of rain, but he atleastified it by saying, "At least it wasn't snow."

atleastified by Cabot Wonder March 22, 2010

overgifting 

Giving an excessive amount of presents to someone, to the extent that they feel uncomfortable receiving them. (See also "deafgifting.")

When Ted and Mary came for dinner, they brought wine, flowers, candy, a crystal bowl, strawberries and a set of coasters. We had simply requested a bottle of wine, so their overgifting made us feel somewhat overwhelmed.

overgifting by Cabot Wonder January 5, 2010

deafgifting 

The act of bringing a present to someone who has told you that it's not necessary to bring a present -- and especially of the type that they've repeated told you they really don't want/need. (See also "overgifting.")

Every time they come, they keep deafgifting us flowers, despite the fact that I told them they didn't need to bring ANYthing ... AND I'm allergic to flowers.

deafgifting by Cabot Wonder January 5, 2010

Retailiate

Boycotting or otherwise protesting against a store that operates unethically or that is not consumer-friendly.

When we found out that Jack's Department Store paid its male employees 25% more than its female employees, we retailiated by putting up posters outside for Sid's Department Store.

Retailiate by Cabot Wonder October 15, 2009