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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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Warrantedium
Created by: CrayonWarrior
Pronunciation: Wah-ran-tee-dee-um
Sentence: Ethan was contracting major warrantedium after sitting and reading through the terms and conditions of his new telly to check whether he'd still get a refund after his dog peed on it
Etymology: warranty tedium
Docupulsive
Created by: SlappyDaClown
Pronunciation: Doc-u-pul-sive
Sentence: I think hes somewhat docupulsive about those instructions.
Etymology: Coined by Freud in his massive missive on Compulsions.
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.
Docusess
Created by: grant0
Pronunciation: Doc-you-ssess.
Sentence: She is TOTALLY docusessed.
Etymology: Documentation + obsessed.
Lawyertudity
Created by: mythman
Pronunciation: LOY-yer-TOO-dih-tee
Sentence: Bobby feared the industry--due to their growing lawyertudity--would fine him for sleeping on that side of the mattress.
Etymology: attitudes of lawyers ... if you're not doing what all the words say, we'll sue ya!
Repetese
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: re/peat/es
Sentence: if u cep getting interupted u will cep repating the same sentence...repetese
Etymology: repeat+coutese
Mansessivetism
Created by: duriano
Pronunciation: man-se-sif-ti-zem
Sentence: His mansessivetism drives me crazy everytime I ask him about the washing machine.
Etymology: manual + obsesssive
Knownot
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: no - not
Sentence: She's such a knownot that she things she can't figure anything out without reading directions on EVERYTHING....
Etymology: to feel unknowledgable about anything without reading all documentation on it.
Guidenseekindrome
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: guide-in-seek-in-drome
Sentence: People with guidenseekindrome are the reason Poptarts have cooking instructions, and a label saying "DO NOT PUT PACKAGE IN MICROWAVE!"
Etymology: Derived from hidenseekindrome, which we all know is the condition of people that suck at hide-and-seek.
