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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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Carabulation
Created by: Sharpiequeen
Pronunciation: KARE-ab-yoo-LAY-shun
Sentence: He experienced carabulation while reading the manuel of his new stereo.
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Hindirectional
Created by: PolishedAmethyst
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He arrived home with his new game system and was up all night because he is hindirectional when it comes to anything electronic. I'm sure he is still sitting there with the manual.
Etymology: Hinder + direction (al)
Jimadybobalingly
Created by: jimadybobalon
Pronunciation: jim-ady-bob-al-ing-ly
Sentence: I have to sharpen my pencil jimadybobalingly!
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Overinformativeness
Created by: livejuicy
Pronunciation: oh-ver-in-for-mah-tive-ness
Sentence: Upon opening his new cell phone's user manual, he suffered a bout of overinformativeness.
Etymology: Over + information + ness
Documanualist
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: doc u manual ist
Sentence: she was a compulsive documanualist always reading every word before touching any item.
Etymology: from documents manuals and fetishist.
Documentardation
Created by: hugeredbear
Pronunciation: dok-u-ment-ard-a-shun
Sentence: A simple oversight by IKEA (an extra bag of bolts,) and Bob never fully recovered from the documentardation.
Etymology: documentation + retardation
Stupdocness
Created by: svasiljeva
Pronunciation:
Sentence: stupdocness is his usual condition for 3 days after buying a new thing
Etymology: stupid reading of documentation
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COMMENTS:
stupid reading of documentation - svasiljeva, 2006-12-17: 09:15:00
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Brainjamming
Created by: josje
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COMMENTS:
brainjamming wil pull the contents in your head to overloead proportions. - josje, 2006-12-21: 02:03:00
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Laripeat
Created by: DeltaRho2K
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was mocked for my laripeat behavior, but when the hair dryer fell into the tub, I was saved because the water was not turned on and the tub was empty.
Etymology: LAther - RInse - rePEAT No matter how many times I've read it, I still glance at those stupid instructions every time I shower... You do too... admit it!
