"Nooking" has now become a verb for reading on a Nook

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 01:43 AM

The other day, the dditors at urbandictionary.com reviewed and accepted this new definition of the verb NOOKING:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nooking

nooking

To read a book on a sleek, light e-reader device called a Nook and marketed by Barnes & Noble.

"Sorry, I can't talk to you now honey, I'm nooking the new Dan Brown book on my Nook and I just can't put it down!"

Since "kindling" is already a verb used by many Kindle owners, it only makes sense that "nooking" catch on, too. Are you kindling now or nooking?

BTW, the Urban Dictionary also accepted "kindling" as a verb there. Go look.

alecE · 10-29-2009, 02:18 AM

I just hope they don't start referring to the content of the Nook as "nookie" :-)

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by alecE

I just hope they don't start referring to the content of the Nook as "nookie" :-)

You spoke too soon! From your mouth to God's ear! It's already happening, all over the bloggysphere. Just say Nook E-Reader out loud. Once.

delphidb96 · 10-29-2009, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by alecE

I just hope they don't start referring to the content of the Nook as "nookie" :-)

Oh! Damn! *I* was going to say that!

Well then, to paraphrase the bird on "George of the Jungle", "Nookie, nookie!"

Derek

CleverClothe · 10-29-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by alecE

I just hope they don't start referring to the content of the Nook as "nookie" :-)

Why not? We could have nookie in the Nook.

zacheryjensen · 10-29-2009, 02:31 AM

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: The act of using "kindling" or "nooking" to refer to reading on an electronic device should not be attempted by anyone who is not a professional douchebag.

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by zacheryjensen

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: The act of using "kindling" or "nooking" to refer to reading on an electronic device should not be attempted by anyone who is not a professional douchebag.

LOL, but careful, ZJ: many very nice people who own these devices are using these words on their personal blogs. Do some googling and you will see. They do not mean any offense or harm, but some Kindles users LOVE their Kindles so much that they have started using the word as a verb. I told this last month to the man in SF who created the word KINDLE for AMAZON, Mr Michael Cronan, and he told me in an email that when he coined the word KINDLE for the reading device, he and his wife acutally HOPED the word would be turned into a verb, and their very first press release a year ago or so, used the word as a verb, too, before anyone else did. He told me he is pleased to see "kindling" used a verb for reading on a Kindle. The man himself!

nomesque · 10-29-2009, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by danbloom

I told this last month to the man in SF who created the word KINDLE for AMAZON, Mr Michael Cronan, and he told me in an email that when he coined the word KINDLE for the reading device, he and his wife acutally HOPED the word would be turned into a verb, and their very first press release a year ago or so, used the word as a verb, too, before anyone else did. He told me he is pleased to see "kindling" used a verb for reading on a Kindle. The man himself!

I hope Amazon is likewise happy. I get intensely irritated when companies with large market shares get upset over their trademarks getting verbified. HELLO?? Make fewer sales, people won't do it then...

"You can verbify anything if you just word it"

zacheryjensen · 10-29-2009, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by danbloom

LOL, but careful, ZJ: many very nice people who own these devices are using these words on their personal blogs. Do some googling and you will see. They do not mean any offense or harm, but some Kindles users LOVE their Kindles so much that they have started using the word as a verb. I told this last month to the man in SF who created the word KINDLE for AMAZON, Mr Michael Cronan, and he told me in an email that when he coined the word KINDLE for the reading device, he and his wife acutally HOPED the word would be turned into a verb, and their very first press release a year ago or so, used the word as a verb, too, before anyone else did. He told me he is pleased to see "kindling" used a verb for reading on a Kindle. The man himself!

I realize that fandom or unawareness or lack of actually thinking about it might lead normally rational people to do silly things. But let's just think about how annoying it would be if every guy who drove a Porsché insisted on telling everyone he was Porsching around town and would be the designated-porscher for the night out that night...

It's still reading, whether it's a kindle, nook, paperback, newspaper, tattoo-on-fat-guy, or underwater-breathing-manual-super-glued-to-bottom-of-swimming-pool.

I don't feel too worried about offending people who are doing silly things. A little cynical dry humor never hurt anyone (except maybe the humorist who got beaten up for it...)

Donnageddon · 10-29-2009, 03:17 AM

Yeah! I do the same thing with my Sony Reader! People ask what I am doing, I tell them I am "reading" such and such book. They must think I am a really "with-it" cyber guy with my own cool language developed just for the Sony Reader!

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Yeah! I do the same thing with my Sony Reader! People ask what I am doing, I tell them I am "reading" such and such book. They must think I am a really "with-it" cyber guy with my own cool language developed just for the Sony Reader!

I didn't get it at first, but wow, great comment.... RFLOL! That's one for the books!

Donnageddon · 10-29-2009, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by danbloom

I didn't get it at first, but wow, great comment.... RFLOL! That's one for the books!

Don't you mean "one for the nooks"?

acidzebra · 10-29-2009, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by danbloom

The other day, the dditors at urbandictionary.com reviewed and accepted [...] the Urban Dictionary also accepted "kindling"

UD will accept anything, you make it sound like there is an extensive vetting process.

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

UD will accept anything, you make it sound like there is an extensive vetting process.

Anything? You try submitting and see if it gets through. Most don't make it through the vetting process. Go head, try one and report back here.

Format C: · 10-29-2009, 06:26 AM

Oh, I nearly missed it!
I was too busy sonypeearesfiveohfiveing and irexiliadveetwoing a couple of novelettes....

10-29-2009, 01:43 AM	#1
danbloom Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 366 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cyberspace Device: The Bindle: no batteries, hand-cranked pages, mobile, underlineable	"Nooking" has now become a verb for reading on a Nook The other day, the dditors at urbandictionary.com reviewed and accepted this new definition of the verb NOOKING: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nooking nooking To read a book on a sleek, light e-reader device called a Nook and marketed by Barnes & Noble. "Sorry, I can't talk to you now honey, I'm nooking the new Dan Brown book on my Nook and I just can't put it down!" Since "kindling" is already a verb used by many Kindle owners, it only makes sense that "nooking" catch on, too. Are you kindling now or nooking? BTW, the Urban Dictionary also accepted "kindling" as a verb there. Go look.

10-29-2009, 03:17 AM	#10
Donnageddon Cheese can be... binding Posts: 1,398 Karma: 20154 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: EB 1150/palm 72s/Sony reader 505/Kindle/iPod Touch/PRS 700	Yeah! I do the same thing with my Sony Reader! People ask what I am doing, I tell them I am "reading" such and such book. They must think I am a really "with-it" cyber guy with my own cool language developed just for the Sony Reader! __________________ Zelda has an EB1150, and anyone who says different is a dirty dog liar!

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alecE Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 1720 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505	I just hope they don't start referring to the content of the Nook as "nookie" :-)

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zacheryjensen Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 861 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPhone 3G S,K2	SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: The act of using "kindling" or "nooking" to refer to reading on an electronic device should not be attempted by anyone who is not a professional douchebag.

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Format C: Fatman Posts: 416 Karma: 3167 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The funny Italy Device: iLiad + PRS-505	Oh, I nearly missed it! I was too busy sonypeearesfiveohfiveing and irexiliadveetwoing a couple of novelettes....