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

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 12:43 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, 01:18 AM

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

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 01:27 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.

zacheryjensen · 10-29-2009, 01:31 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, 01:48 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!

Donnageddon · 10-29-2009, 02:17 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, 02:24 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, 02:27 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"?

delphidb96 · 10-29-2009, 02:32 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

nomesque · 10-29-2009, 03:20 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"

acidzebra · 10-29-2009, 03:38 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.

Format C: · 10-29-2009, 05:26 AM

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

zacheryjensen · 10-29-2009, 05:41 AM

Quote:

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...)

Abecedary · 10-29-2009, 08:06 AM

Urban dictionary has editors? I never would've guessed after seeing some of the ridiculous garbage that gets listed there.

HarryT · 10-29-2009, 08:09 AM

I'm curious how the activity of "reading on a Nook" can have an "accepted" term, when the machine has not actually been released yet.

10-29-2009, 12:43 AM	#1
danbloom Banned Posts: 135 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.

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alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	I just hope they don't start referring to the content of the Nook as "nookie" :-)

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zacheryjensen Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 887 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Utah, USA Device: iPad, iPhone 4	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.

10-29-2009, 02:17 AM	#6
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	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!

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Abecedary Exwyzeeologist Posts: 535 Karma: 3261 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: :PRS-505::iPod touch:	Urban dictionary has editors? I never would've guessed after seeing some of the ridiculous garbage that gets listed there.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'm curious how the activity of "reading on a Nook" can have an "accepted" term, when the machine has not actually been released yet.

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