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Cybercarious

Living vicariously through the internet - as opposed to living an organic life.

Portmanteau neologism of “CYBER” (as in cyberspace) and “VICARIOUS”.

Including (but not limited to) Social Media, E-mail, IM, Texting, Sexting, Tweeting, Forum posting, LOL cating, In boxing, Online games, Internet porn, Second life-ing, Farmville-ing, Online gambling, Posting comments on blogs and news sites, Thumbs upping (or downing), E-baying – well, you get the idea.
Wendy's cybercarious life consisted of following 324 celebrities on twitter, 2500 "friends" on Facebook, and a second life avatar named Fiona.
by mary godwin January 18, 2011
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cyber shy

A person who is apprehensive about using the internet for everyday conveniences for fear of repercussions like cyber bullying, identity theft or just looking stoonpid.

Being cyber shy is usually unwarranted and is often motivated by the fear of the unknown.
a) Barry refuses to use online banking as he's a little cyber shy.

b) Rhonda only lurks on social networking sites and is afraid to post because she is cyber shy.

c) Therese won't use facebook because she is cyber shy and doesn't understand that she has control over who can search her name and see her profile.
by Luci Lockette June 22, 2011
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cyberchastity

refrain from fapping when chatting with an attractive partner
Jacob had sworn cyberchastity to his gf but when he met that hottie from the UK he violated his vow
by lolvark July 25, 2012
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CYBER BALLS

A sneaky, insecure, scared pussy who doesn't have the balls to say something to someone in person but goes on a website to do it.
Marlene was afraid to tell me what she thought when she we were working together, but said it on the internet because she has cyber balls.
by yayauno November 4, 2012
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CYBER SNITCHING

when some one posts a video of some one fighting or stuff that can be uses in a court of law because that person thought it would be cool to do
Did u see that fight on youtube ? The kid who posted the video got his ass kick for cyber snitching.
by F.Gecko December 14, 2012
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cyber ninja

A term relating to hackers and scammers who are getting better at covering their tracks or fooling the public into falling for their tricks.
If you think the most common cyber scam still involves deposed Nigerian royalty eliciting your help to extract fortunes from African banks, your time machine has stalled. Cyber ninjas have become far more creative, sophisticated and inscrutable.
by OmegaFactor October 7, 2013
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cyber-locked

cyber-locked (similar to land-locked) is when you are stuck with a particular device or platform that limits your ability to perform tasks. For example there are many features of Ebay that cannot be accessed on an iPad, but are available on a PC.
For example there are many features of Ebay that cannot be accessed on an iPad, but are available on a PC. (Attaching photos to messages etc) - a person in this position could describe themselves as cyber-locked.
by vinylshrine November 10, 2013
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