Definition: the untimely pressing of the send button on an e-mail which is either incomplete or lacking proper spell-check status, often resulting in extreme embarrassment or irreversible damage to one's professional credibility. Is known to happen more frequently from laptops and Blackberry devices.
Don't you just hate it? You're typing away and all of a sudden, in mid-thought, the e-mail is gone... it's traveling at warp speed across the Internet and with it goes your pride, your reputation, or possibly a friendship or career. You know what I'm talking about: Premature Outboxilation. There are a number of manifestations of this condition. There's "thoughtus interuptus" where your e-mail is whisked away in mid sentence. For example, "Dear Jane, Do you know how hard it is " Imagine Jane's surprise in receiving this from her insurance agent!
Then, there's the unfortunate case of the lost consonant: "Dear Jane, You know you policy is up for renewal" Which, of course, spell check doesn't catch and which leaves one's ethnicity and/or level of education in question.
Worst of all is the rant one types with no intention of sending it until the third or fourth edit... only to gasp in horror and disbelief when, upon exiting your e-mail program, you answer "yes" to the question, "You have unsent messages in your Outbox. Would you like to send them now?"
I am filled with fear and dread at what foul disease the next generation of electronic devices may unleash on this world.
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