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DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.
Verboticisms
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Manualphilism
Created by: sunny
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Sentence: Manualphilism is incurable without detailed directions.
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Diavamentitis
Created by: sisica
Pronunciation: diyah-vah-men-TYE-tis
Sentence: My case of diavamentitis is so severe that I can spend an entire evening reading an instruction manual and still have a floor full of screws, dowels, and boards. Of course, I still have no desk. That's why the computer is sitting on the box that the desk came in.
Etymology: Greek word for read "diavazei." "Ment" would refer to mental, and "itis" would be the condition. Therefore, it's the mental condition of reading.
Instruchosis
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: in-struh-kO-sis
Sentence: His instruchosis left him unable to assemble even the simplest flat-pack furniture.
Etymology: From 'instructions' + 'psychosis'
Docusess
Created by: grant0
Pronunciation: Doc-you-ssess.
Sentence: She is TOTALLY docusessed.
Etymology: Documentation + obsessed.
Reast
Created by: evitameanslife
Pronunciation: Re - a - st
Sentence: We can figure this out practically, we dont need tips , stop being a reast.
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Idiosistics
Created by: ElBuro
Pronunciation: ID-i-o-SIS-TIKS
Sentence: "Bah, curse my Idiosistics, I hate these warranties, but I just can't put them down!."
Etymology: Idi-from "Idiot". sis- Sounds like a sickness.
Rereferenstress
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: ree-ref-ruhns-tres
Sentence: Because of my referenstress it took six hours to build one flatpack chair!
Etymology: combination of "re" "reference" and "stress"
Prodification
Created by: dastickney
Pronunciation: Prod-I-Fi-Ka-Shun
Sentence: As he was deep into prodification, he soon realized that he was able to once again use his manual can opener.
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