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(v.) - to do many things at once, such as talk on your cellphone, work on your computer, watch TV, listen to the stereo, etc., also known by its longer form of "multi-tasking"
"With my new iPhone and E-reader, I can be involved with m-tasking all day long, and I love it!"
-- overhead at a watercool in San Francisco
-- overhead at a watercool in San Francisco
by PRwiz101 August 30, 2009
Get the m-tasking mug."I'm used to all the typos in the newspapers these days, but what
really irritates me is when I see a major grypo that neither the
editors nor the proofreaders caught! Whatever happened to correct grammar usage?"
overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper newsroom in Boston, January 23, 2011
really irritates me is when I see a major grypo that neither the
editors nor the proofreaders caught! Whatever happened to correct grammar usage?"
overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper newsroom in Boston, January 23, 2011
by PRwiz101 May 20, 2011
Get the grypo mug."Last December, my male companion (can I say manpanion?) took me to a
performance of the New York City Ballet's "The Nutcracker "as an early
Christmas gift. I had a great time, too!"
-- heard at a watercooler in Brooklyn on January 3, 2012
performance of the New York City Ballet's "The Nutcracker "as an early
Christmas gift. I had a great time, too!"
-- heard at a watercooler in Brooklyn on January 3, 2012
by PRwiz101 January 10, 2012
Get the manpanion mug.(n.) - an exciting book read on an electronic reading device that one cannot put down, similar to how some print books are called "page-turners"
"Wow, Dan Brown's latest book is a real screengrabber. I couldn't put my Kindle down all night!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in a publisher's office in Manhattan, January 23, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in a publisher's office in Manhattan, January 23, 2010
by PRwiz101 March 10, 2010
Get the screengrabber mug.(n.) - Print newspapers that have folded and are now defunct, such as the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
"The list of now-defunct failpapers is getting longer and longer, and I worry how many daily newspapers will survive in the future."
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper office in Los Angeles
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper office in Los Angeles
by PRwiz101 November 7, 2010
Get the failpapers mug.The fray that ensues when one joins the fray on the Internet via online discussion boards or comment sections of popular blogs.
"Hey, I just joined the Interfray on whether the government should bail out the newspaper industry!"
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
by PRwiz101 June 2, 2009
Get the Interfray mug."I'm kindling now, call you back in ten minutes."
"I'm kindling the newspaper now, can't chat, will return call in one hour."
"Do you enjoy kindling with your Kindle?" "Yes, I do enjoy kindling."
"Hey, I've been kindled. My lates t book was packaged by Kindle as a Kindle book. It feels kind of good to be kindled."
"My book was out of print for a long time, but a new publisher reprinted it and put it on the Kindle menu and you could say my book has been rekindled. I love it!"
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"I'm kindling the newspaper now, can't chat, will return call in one hour."
"Do you enjoy kindling with your Kindle?" "Yes, I do enjoy kindling."
"Hey, I've been kindled. My lates t book was packaged by Kindle as a Kindle book. It feels kind of good to be kindled."
"My book was out of print for a long time, but a new publisher reprinted it and put it on the Kindle menu and you could say my book has been rekindled. I love it!"
see my blog for more defs:
http://zippy1300.blogspot.com
by PRwiz101 March 4, 2009
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