(n.) - A period of time when you do not open your email inbox due to travel, moving to a new home, or week-long bedrest due to flu or other health problems.
"Wow, I was out of town for so long, travelling on business, that I just didn't have time to pay attention to the email gap in my inbox."
-- Overheard at an office watercooler in Boston, November 7, 2010
-- Overheard at an office watercooler in Boston, November 7, 2010
by PRwiz101 November 15, 2010
Get the email gap mug.Boss: Why did you do that task? I sent you an email.
Employee: I didn't see it in the email; I get 200 emails a day.
Boss: You are experiencing email numbness; I'll cut back the amount of emails I send.
Employee: I didn't see it in the email; I get 200 emails a day.
Boss: You are experiencing email numbness; I'll cut back the amount of emails I send.
by TrueWillis February 21, 2011
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Since Russ got a smartphone, he's become a total emailitist. Whenever he receives a text, he only responds by email.
by GRSkeptics March 17, 2011
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When someone becomes "tough" and "combative" in an email, but never in person, or on the phone. A false show of digital power and might. A manifestation of their own sense of righteous indignation.
When someone becomes "tough" and "combative" in an email, but never in person, or on the phone. A false show of digital power and might. A manifestation of their own sense of righteous indignation.
Email Muscles
Ninja 1 in an email format: "I asked you for that report last week you never responded, I'm losing confidence in you and your firm & will take my business else where."
Ninja 1 in a phone conversation: "Hey buddy, I know you have been busy, any chance of getting that report any time this week? No rush!"
Ninja 1 in an email format: "I asked you for that report last week you never responded, I'm losing confidence in you and your firm & will take my business else where."
Ninja 1 in a phone conversation: "Hey buddy, I know you have been busy, any chance of getting that report any time this week? No rush!"
by paranoidrain June 27, 2011
Get the Email Muscles mug.An invitation to a work colleague or friend to join you for coffee, having no intention of engaging them in conversation. The issuer of the invitation will then spend the entire duration of the visit to the coffee shop engaged in activity on one or more electronic devices, while ignoring the invitee.
Four gen "Y" suited "brokers" on an emaillatte break, sitting in a coffee shop, all on their mobile phones talking to anyone who doesn't happen to be in the coffee shop with them. Perpetrator: One who generally lacks the courage to sit in the coffee shop on their own and needs to impress all and sundry with their level of self-importance by way of constant phone activity. Secondary indicators: Usually has the loudest "Phone Voice" and loudest ring tone to ensure everyone notices how important they are.
by Sir Lunchalot June 29, 2011
Get the emaillatte mug.Verb (present tense is email siege) The act of seemingly everyone under God's green earth emailing one email in a short period of time (to the max a week) and completely stuffing their inbox, often with useless junk mail.
Person A: Holy Crap!
Person B: What?
Person A: I was offline for like 2 days and I have 112 emails!
Person B: Enjoy being email sieged. It happened to me last week.
Person B: What?
Person A: I was offline for like 2 days and I have 112 emails!
Person B: Enjoy being email sieged. It happened to me last week.
by Victor D. September 24, 2011
Get the email sieged mug.A notion of a mysterious attraction between two people via email. Most commonly happens with online dating. After reading a profile and sharing pictures, you flirt continuously via email until an eventual meeting takes place to see if true chemistry exists.
I met this guy online and we started emailing back and forth. It was amazing but I think we had email chemistry which only made me want to meet him in person more.
by KMPizze November 7, 2011
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