iPhone Neologism — iPerbole

Leander Kahney ()

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From the Urban Dictionary:

1. iPerbole

The hype surrounding any product Apple unveils.

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Claims that the iPhone will change the world are all part of the iPerbole surrounding the cultish company.

by Mark Hengel Crestwood, Kentucky Jan 14, 2007

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Leander Kahney

is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: Inside Steve’s Brain, the New York Times bestseller about Steve Jobs; Cult of Mac; and Cult of iPod. Leander has written for Wired, MacWeek, Scientific American, and The Guardian in London. Follow Leander on Twitter @lkahney and Facebook.

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  • http://www.otheroom.com Barry

    That’s actually a pretty cool term ;)

  • MacJedi

    very, very, very funny.

    That should be added to the dictionary. :)
    Keep it coming.

    ~MacJedi of the Midwest

  • Mark Hengel

    Thanks for props on the word. I appreciate it. Now, can anyone convince Jobs Inc. to give me a free iPhone since I coined “iPerbole.” And, just so it is known, I am an avid Apple fan. I did not come up with that phrase out of hate. It’s my affectionate way to describe my own technolust (another Urban Dictonary neologism.)