Digital Communication Terminology

noun a portmanteau of 'ring' and 'anxiety', referring to the feeling of anxiety or distress caused by the sound or vibration of one's phone ringing or receiving a notification

• Ringxiety is a term used to describe the sensation of hearing your phone ring or vibrate when it is not actually ringing.
• I keep experiencing ringxiety, thinking my phone is buzzing when it's not.
• I hate when I get ringxiety, it's so annoying!
• Her constant checking of her phone shows she has a case of ringxiety about missing important calls.

noun a person who lives nearby and communicates with you through text messages

• I recently met my text door neighbour who lives in the apartment next to mine.
• I just found out that my text door neighbour is actually pretty cool.
• My text door neighbour and I have been chatting non-stop since we exchanged numbers.
• In the digital age, your text door neighbour can become your closest confidante.

noun a term used to describe excessive or rapid posting on the social media platform Twitter

• The term 'twitterhoea' refers to excessive or uncontrollable tweeting on the social media platform Twitter.
• I have a bad case of twitterhoea today, I can't stop tweeting about everything!
• My friend is such a twitterhoea, she tweets every minute of the day.
• His twitterhoea is out of control, he needs to take a break from social media.