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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.
by cabot Wonder April 19, 2010
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by Cabot Wonder March 22, 2010
Get the atleastified mug.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.
by Cabot Wonder January 5, 2010
Get the overgifting mug.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.
by Cabot Wonder January 5, 2010
Get the deafgifting mug.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.
by Cabot Wonder October 15, 2009
Get the Retailiate mug.His writing was concise; it was lyrical; but it had too many semi-colons. It required a semi-colonoscopy.
by cabot wonder June 17, 2010
Get the semi-colonoscopy mug.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.
by cabot wonder July 19, 2010
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