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'I feel so icky!'

DEFINITION: n. The unpleasant physical and/or psychological effects, which occur after watching the entire season of a TV show, non-stop on DVD. v. To watch an old TV series on DVD with stopping to think.

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Naustalgia

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: nawhs tahl jyaa

Sentence: By 5.00am the naustalgia was palpable, she began to envy the decapitated horse she had seen seven hours before.

Etymology: nostalgia nausea

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Tiarathon

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: tee ara thon

Sentence: After Zack and Helena watched an entire season of Toddlers and Tiaras, they were revolted, but like a messy traffic accident, could not stop looking. The tiarathon made them hate hairpieces, stage mothers/fathers, lacy bobby socks, dimples and $10,000 poofy dresses worn by tiny Southern belles, destined to become future stars on the "Housewives of CornPone Childporn, USA".

Etymology: Tiara (crown-like headpiece, diadem) & Marathon (any long and arduous undertaking; named for the ancient Greek footrace)

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Bleaughset

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: just vomit and say set afterwards

Sentence: The box set turned out to be a bleaughset

Etymology: box set bleaugh!

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Telezombification

Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: te-le-zom-bi-fi-cay-shun

Sentence: After inhaling three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in one weekend, Jeanette suffered from telezombification.

Etymology: television + zombification

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Dvdecrepit

karenanne

Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: dee vee dee CREP it

Sentence: Watching an entire season of "Days of Our Wives" in one day left me feeling weak and dvdecrepit. And I still don't know who killed Drahma! Damn it - now I have to rent the next season too!

Etymology: adj.: DVD + decrepit (worn and broken down; lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality)

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COMMENTS:

Dvdelicious word! - Nosila, 2009-10-19: 18:20:00

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Viewtrid

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: view-trid

Sentence: Jen's mind turned viewtrid after a serious bout of influenza left her bedridden for a week. Meaning well, Jeff rented seasons 1-4 of "Desperate Housewives" and "America's Next Top Model" for her to watch as she recuperated. It was most apparent when she became suspicious of everyone in the office of telling lies, having secrets and using the wrong color lipstick.

Etymology: view: watch + putrid: morally corrupted, rotted

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Episoverload

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: epp-ee-soh-ver-load

Sentence: No matter how often they squeezed in the 'entire' season of Firefly they never suffered episoverload

Etymology: episode, overload

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COMMENTS:

I'd be lying if I said that at least a little of that vote is because I have watched all the episodes of Firefly more or less all at once myself. Several times. - Osomatic, 2007-04-02: 16:32:00

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Gomerpiles

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: go/mer/pyles

Sentence: After watching the complete boxed set of the Andy Griffith Show and Andy of Mayberry, they both developed serious gomerpiles

Etymology: Gomer Pyle (character in the TV series) + piles (Hemorrhoids caused by sitting too long)

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COMMENTS:

Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-02: 09:22:00

thanks Purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:27:00

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Oculcompulsititis

Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /ok-youl-kompul-si-ty-tis/

Sentence: "Not only had watching the entire 1st season of '24' left them on edge and eager for the next season, but a severe case of oculcompulsititis had set in, causing unwanted spasming, crying and night terrors."

Etymology: Ocular + compulsive + -itis

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Suckapaloosa

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: suk-a-puh-loo-suh

Sentence: With a feeling of "this is time we will not get back" Jim and Judy just finished watched an entire season of My Mother the Car. It was a real Suckapaloosa. Just saying what he had done made Jim loose 25 IQ points.

Etymology: Suck (to be repellent or disgusting) + Rockapaloosa (annual rock festival featuring numerous bands)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-02: 01:43:00
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-19: 04:37:00
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James