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email apnea

email apnea noun: the temporary suspension of breathing while reading or writing email, typically associated with anxiety.

Noun

email apnea (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) The temporary suspension of breathing while reading or writing email, typically associated with anxiety.

Origin of email apnea

Coined in 2007 by former Microsoft executive Linda Stone.

Questions about email apnea

What does email apnea mean?
Email apnea means the temporary suspension of breathing while reading or writing email, typically associated with anxiety.
What part of speech is email apnea?
Email apnea is a noun.

Words near email apnea in the dictionary

  1. email
  2. email account
  3. email accounts
  4. email address
  5. email addresses
  6. email apnea
  7. email bankruptcies
  8. email bankruptcy
  9. email bomb
  10. email bombs
  11. email client

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