crackberry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun

[edit] English

The term “crackberry” is considered a neologism based on standardized Wiktionary criteria. Neologisms are newly acknowledged terms. They typically have not been in circulation long enough or widely enough for their social status to be determined. Neologisms can be nonces, slang terms, or even illiteracies. The citation of “crackberry” may be restricted to certain other contexts that have not been fully investigated, such as industry jargon or regional use. The term may not generally be understood even within those contexts.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Crackberry

[edit] Etymology

Blend of crack, the addictive drug, and BlackBerry, the handheld device

[edit] Noun

crackberry (plural: crackberries)

1. A BlackBerry, a handheld device considered addictive for its networking capability.
   • 2001 May 16, Steve Pyles, “Blackberry Service around WDW”, rec.arts.disney.parks, Usenet

     many people call theirs a CrackBerry. This thing is absolutely addictive! This unit can websurf, send/receive email, ...

   • 2003 December 1, Greg Brown, Latin Trade, Freedom Magazines, Inc.

     BlackBerry 7210

     Phone and handheld computer US$449 www.blackberry.com

     The corporate gold standard, once called "crackberries" in Silicon Valley because executives seemed addicted to them.

   • 2005 March 1, Ron Seigneur (interviewee), Rick Telberg (author), Journal of Accountancy, American Institute of CPA's

     I just moved to a Treo 600 to replace my old cell phone and my Palm Pilot. Not quite a "Crackberry," but I just cannot stand those who have to check e-mail every five minutes.

   • 2005 October 1, Waxer, Cindy, Chief Executive (U.S.), Chief Executive Publishing

     Today, over 50,000 organizations and 3 million subscribers count on BlackBerry, dubbed 'crackberry' for its addictiveness, to receive and deliver email messages on the spot.

   • 2005 October, Paul Cunningham and M. Cunningham (editors), Innovation and the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications, Case Studies, page 1368, IOS Press

     The Blackberry mobile office typifies this workstyle with...levels of stress generated in the individual such that productivity may be quantitative but not necessarily qualitative (the “Crackberry” syndrome).

   • 2006 February, Bill Sammon, Strategery: How George W. Bush Is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the the Mainstream Media, Regnery Publishing

     Roberts seemed driven to distraction by whatever was on the screen of his "crackberry"—which is what the infernal devices were nicknamed by their hopelessly addicted users.

   • 2006 May, Thomas Louis Ampeliotis, Pursuit of a Perfectionist, page 9, iUniverse

     It is a goal that...I have been obsessing over, and emailing myself on my crackberry so I don’t forget ideas, and one that I bother my friends with constantly.