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DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.
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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)
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"
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!
Ocdvd
Created by: vetmommy2
Pronunciation: "Oh-Cee-Dee-Vee-Dee"
Sentence: Don't be so OCDVD, put down the instructions and just turn the thing ON!!
Etymology: from the DSM-III Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and DVD- digital video disc.
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
Referendless
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ref Er End Lus
Sentence: Hannah had become very particular about a lot of things in her life and it made her feel in control when everything was working smoothly in her home and the way she used electrical appliancs had to be so precise that she would read each ones user manual repetitivly before she used anything. The doctor had diagnosed Referendless Syndrome and had assured her of the many diferent treatments and therepys used to treat and cure sufferers.
Etymology: References + Endless = Referendless References, to reference a file, or document, user guide. Refer, to read up, to take note from. Endless, having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant: an endless series of complaints; Time is endless. 2.made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length: an endless chain or belt. Synonyms: limitless, illimitable, unending, unceasing, continuous, perpetual.
Docufetish
Created by: Count
Pronunciation: doc-u-fetish
Sentence: "I hear all she does is read manuals. Man, she must have a serious docufetish."
Etymology:
Documania
Created by: elona
Pronunciation: Dokumania
Sentence:
Etymology: Documentation+mania
