PRwiz101's definitions

incredulosity

(n.) -- An indistinct but generally high measure of incredulity.

"My disbelief rose beyond incredulity to an even higher degree of incredulosity."

-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Providence, Rhode Island, October 1, 2009

by PRwiz101 October 2, 2009

fartascious

Facts and information that are part of the information overload of every day life.

"We are so deluged with fact, fiction and fartascious stuff that perhaps we really do need a new word or a new method of sorting all the junk out from the stuff that matters to us individually."

-- Hulitoons on Museum of Hoaxes forum comment post, June 18, 2009.

by PRwiz101 June 20, 2009

eback

(n.) -- an e-book composed in or converted to a digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device; first there were hardbacks and paperbacks, now there are ebacks

"I just ordered Stephen King's latest novel in digital format. For me, an eback is just as a good as a paperback book, even better, because I can store it for use anytime anywhere and read it off a variety of screens."

-- overheard at a watercooler in a bookstore in Chicago on March 24, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 4, 2010

smudge magnet

(n.) -- A hi-tech tablet gadget like the iPad or the Kindle which whether nerdy-looking or sleek nevertheless becomes a smudge magnet during use at home or office.

"I love the entire concept of the iPad, but I am just worried it's going to become just another smudge magnet in my home."

-- overheard at a watercooler in a San Francisco office building on January 28, 2010

by PRwiz101 January 29, 2010

doomsnight

(n.) - the final hours of humankind on the evening of doomsday

"The way things are going, if we're not careful, all the doomsday scenarios going around now might just end in one
long, final doomsnight. It won't be a pretty picture, either!"

overheard at a water cooler in Madison, Wisconsin on January 12, 2011

by PRwiz101 January 25, 2011

moredom

The opposite of boredom.

"I never suffer from boredom, and in fact, if I suffer from anything, it's from moredom! I never have enough time to do all the things I want to do!"

-- Danny Bloom, April 7, 2009

by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009

hellatives

(n.) -- Relatives or inlaws from hell.

"It's almost Christmas and as much as I love the holidays, I also hate them because the hellatives will be here for a week or so."

by PRwiz101 October 27, 2011