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What is wordjack?
To commandeer or seize control of a word; to assign a new meaning to an existing word.
Guy: Wait, what? Your name is Isis? Are you a terrorist?
Girl: Fuck you. Those arseholes wordjacked my name.
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Wordjack - what is it?
A) When you have a Microsoft Word document you need to edit but only have access to OpenOffice or WordPad.
B) When you need to edit Microsoft Word 2007 documents but only have access to Word 2003 (and no way to download the stupid compatibility pack).
(Dude 1) Dude, how am I supposed to edit this, it's a file full of windings!
(Dude 2) Gotta love it. Microsoft Wordjacked.
What does "wordjack" mean?
When a person takes a word or phrase from what you just said, and uses it in a completely unrelated, usually tedious and annoying context. "Wordjackers" think they are actually engaged in dialogue, when in fact their behavior demands immediate physical punishment.
Shawna: Did you see Christian Bale in The Machinist?
Trixie: No but my unemployed stepdad is a machinist!
Shawna: Don't wordjack me! (kicks Trixie in the face)