PRwiz101's definitions
(c.) -- The increasing number of keyboarding errors (called typos) that find their way into print newspaper stories and online articles and blogs.
"It seems as if nobody proofreads their blogs or news articles anymore. This typocreep is beginning to get out of hand!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Manhattan, April 16, 2011
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Manhattan, April 16, 2011
by PRwiz101 May 10, 2011
Get the typocreepmug. (n.) - When the two words you type in to a CAPTCHA anti-SPAM window -- in order to let the comment section know that you are not an auto-spammer -- have an amazingly real or ironic connection to the theme of the topic you were commenting on.
"Wow, what a coincidence! I was posting a comment about Rush Limbaugh on a website, and I had to type in two words to get past the CAPTCHA anti-SPAM system and the two words the system gave me were were 'connection' and 'hellish'. What an amazing captcha coincidence, huh!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office complex in Mountain View, California
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office complex in Mountain View, California
by PRwiz101 October 13, 2009
Get the captcha coincidencemug. A typo (one-letter keyboarding mistake, typewriter mistake) that the spell-check function cannot pick up because the word is spelled correctly -- although not for the word you wanted to key in. They are called "atomic typos" because the change of just one letter completely changes the word, although it remains spelled correctly in terms of the spell check function
Examples:
Chris, instead of Christ
war, instead of was
bite, instead of byte
massage, instead of message
Quote: "Wow, the newspaper had an atomic typo on the front page, the writer meant to say "message" but what appeared in the article was "massage". Oops! That's a real atomic typo, and there's very little one can do to stop them!"
Chris, instead of Christ
war, instead of was
bite, instead of byte
massage, instead of message
Quote: "Wow, the newspaper had an atomic typo on the front page, the writer meant to say "message" but what appeared in the article was "massage". Oops! That's a real atomic typo, and there's very little one can do to stop them!"
by PRwiz101 May 15, 2009
Get the atomic typomug. (n.) - A daily newspaper delivered to an iPad and read on a screen; also applies to daily digital newspapers delivered to and read on other types of tablet devices.
"I used to start my days off with the old trusty print newspaper at the breakfast table, but now I'm addicted to reading the ipaper at our kitchen table. I get the news on my clean screen, and I also get a lot of links to other sites. It's a whole new ballgame!"
-- overheard at a water cooler in Manhattan on January 31, 2011
-- overheard at a water cooler in Manhattan on January 31, 2011
by PRwiz101 February 21, 2011
Get the ipapermug. (n.) -- the person who is in charge of keeping the lawn outside your home looking good and well-kept all year long
"At my house, I'm the lawn officer. I don't get paid, but my wife gives me a big hug and a kiss every time I mow the lawn and rake the leaves."
by PRwiz101 September 3, 2009
Get the lawn officermug. "I live right near a nice conveeni, and I get all my daily necessities, there, including beer!"
-- overhead at a coffee shop in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
-- overhead at a coffee shop in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009
Get the conveenimug. "Masturbation is one thing, but you know, some pervs go overboard and get into this masturaption mindset and I don't like it at all."
overheard at a water cooler in Miami, Florida, January 6, 2011
overheard at a water cooler in Miami, Florida, January 6, 2011
by PRwiz101 February 19, 2011
Get the masturaptionmug.