checking my email

1) an excuse to escape an uncomfortable situation
2) an excuse to spend time/for spending time on the computer

1)
Woman: Do you want to watch another episode of Glee?
Man: Yeah, I just have to check my email - you start without me.

2)
Man: It's almost midnight. What are you doing?
Woman: (shopping online) Just checking my email.

by katsafterme June 20, 2011

Email Warrior

Someone that has a vague opinion of their own but chooses to forward every negative email about the subject to everyone on their email list. The "email warrior" never actually takes action to make anything better or stand up for their beliefs and the forwarded email is never actually written by the "email warrior". The "email warrior" is the most annoying type of spammer because they are usually a friend.

I got another government sucks email from xxxx the email warrior. Fifth one in two days. If he feels so strongly about it why dosen't he get off his ass and do something more than forward emails all the time?

by Kevin C. Chiappone May 2, 2010

Email trains

when you form a chat-like conversation over the email with one or more people by simply replying again and again to the same message. Each reply is usually a question or something thought-provoking, prompting the other person to respond as well. They can get pretty long.

"dude, here they don't allow chatting on the school computers, so i usually get by talking to her with these huge-ass email trains each morning."

by Ghostface-killah June 3, 2007

emailphiliac

One having an abnormal appetite or liking for writing and receiving email.

God, I barely hit send and she responded to my email. She's a total emailphiliac.

by annemariem December 9, 2008

Email Dicknob

1. A person that consistently responds to email in the most arrogant and / or demeaning way possible in as few words as possible, but when in face to face interactions are kind and considerate.

2. A person that sends an email response equivalent to one word for every sentence received.

Example #1. I was surprised by what a nice guy John Doe was, because he is such an "email dicknob".

Example #2. Original Email Message:
John Doe, it was great to meet with you today. I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss our potential for partnering together in this exciting joint venture. I know that we have the right plan in place, and look forward to our long term success.

John Doe Response

- Me too

by Scottrude May 27, 2010

email jail

The inability to send email due to the fact that the IT guys have limited your mailbox size. Indication of Email Jail is the message 'your mailbos is over the size limit'. Cursing the IT guys does not get you out of email jail.

Ya, bra! I'd send over that cool new porn link, but I am in email jail.

by Darall Harris August 15, 2007

Email Bomb

E-Mail bombing is when some one uses a program to send hundreds of Junk or random emails to another person. You can block this person but they may just create another email address to E-Mail Bomb you.

Friend: yo what's up man?
Victim: not much man, i just got email bombed.
Friend: damn, that sucks.
Victim: yeah, they sent 250 emails.

by cooldude101 June 3, 2008