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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
Get the twitterfication mug.A psychological disease characterized by walking into a room and completely forgetting why you walked into the room. Common reaction: standing there, trying to retrace your steps, thinking back to what you were doing BEFORE entering the room and, in general, trying to reconstruct what might have motivated you to go to this particular room at this particular time. (Often, the answer comes to you later, when you're not thinking about it.)
Roomnesia is a psychological disease characterized by walking into a room and completely forgetting why you walked into the room. Common reaction: standing there, trying to retrace your steps, thinking back to what you were doing BEFORE entering the room and, in general, trying to reconstruct what might have motivated you to go to this particular room at this particular time. (Often, the answer comes to you later, when you're not thinking about it.)
by Cabot Wonder July 2, 2009
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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.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
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Get the Statutory Grape 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
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