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Carpel Thumbel 

This condition exists as a lasting soreness in the thumbs causes from an excessive amount of cell phone texting.
'Hey babe, I noticed your haven't much texting much this past week. You go over your minutes?'

'No, my carpel thumbel is just flaring up real bad'.
Carpel Thumbel by Dr. Flavor May 21, 2009

carpal thumbal syndrome

Carpal thumbal syndrom is a repetitive motion injury to the thumbs caused by over texting.
The kid next to me on the cross country bus trip was texting non stop for 7 hour; surely he has carpal thumbal syndrome by now.

carpel thumbel 

The malady you get from over blackberrying or texting.
His addiction to his blackberry resulted in a serious case if carpel thumbel syndrome.
carpel thumbel by jktblklyn May 28, 2009

Carpal Thumbel Syndrome 

A syndrome where the thumbs can't be used to text on a smartphone due to over texting.

Unlike carpal tunnel, where the problems occur due to a median nerve in the wrist, Carpal Thumbel is due to a nerve pinching in the hand.
"Kara, why can't you type a text?"

"I can't move my thumbs! I have tingling, numbness, weakness, and pain in my thumbs! Could it be Carpal Tunnel!?"

"No. What you suffer from is Carpal Thumbel Syndrome."

Carpal Thumbel 

A condition resulting from excessive text messaging or use of a PDA keyboard. Symptoms range from stiffness to a complete inability to bend your thumb(s). Long term effects may include hitchhiking paralysis.
Mom, I can’t take out the trash because my Carpal Thumbel is acting up again.

Carpal Thumbel 

This is what the Wireless Blackberry users will get if they type too much on their blackberry. Disease of the thumbs and median nerve around the thumbs similar to that of Carpal Tunnel.
I have Carpal Thumbel from typing too much on my wireless blackberry.
Carpal Thumbel by Ginger Owens December 9, 2005