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(n.) - Masturbation based on imagined scenes of rape
"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
(n.) -- a magazine article comprised almost entirely of one long list of over 100 names of people notable for some achievement or national or international honor
"There's an 8-page listicle in the magazine this week, with lots of photos and quotes, but most of the text is just a huge list of 150 'women who matter' in today's world, according to the editors."
Overheard at a watercooler in San Francisco, January 19, 2011
(n.) - email letters and messages that appear in your dreams at night while sleeping, only to disappear into thin air upon waking
"Wow, last night I had a dream that I was emailing back and forth with Bill Gates, and he was replying to me, I couldn't believe it. And then I woke up and realized it was all just dream-mail."
-- "Overheard at a watercooler in a Seattle office building
Jaywalking while jabbering away on a cellphone.
"That guy over there is jabberwalking, and if he's not careful, he'll get run over by a car or a bus!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in Taipei, Taiwan on July 23, 2009
The fray that ensues when one joins the fray on the Internet via online discussion boards or comment sections of popular blogs.
"Hey, I just joined the Interfray on whether the government should bail out the newspaper industry!"
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
(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
(n.) -- a lawn ornament made of wood or plastic or metal, such as a pink flamingo
"Man, I had fun today! I put up a new lawnument in the front yard, and when my wife comes home is she ever going to be surprised!"