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Word of the week: Unkeyboardinated

If you can't type it, you are it.

September 8, 2020 at 7:01PM
FILE - This June 19, 2017, file photo shows fingers on laptop keyboard in North Andover, Mass. Americans appear to be heeding expert advice for keeping their passwords and accounts safe. A new poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 41 percent of Americans use unique passwords for most or all online services. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) ORG XMIT: NYHK202
Feeling fumble fingered at the keyboard? There’s a word for that. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Definition: "When you're unable to type without repeatedly making mistakes" (avira.com word blog).

Sample usage: "If I haven't had any coffee, or if I've had too much coffee, I'm so unkeyboardinated I can't even type the word 'coffee.' "

Quality: We've all had sessions where the fingers just can't hit the words correctly, so it's a good word. Also a good test: If you can type unkeyboardinated, you're not.

JAMES LILEKS

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