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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.
Verboticisms
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Inviewenza
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: in + view + en + za
Sentence: I feel logy... restless... a vague desire to see the sun and real people - I must have inviewenza after having watched every episode of Season 8 of The Simpsons.
Etymology: There's this little disease called influenza...
Telebumitis
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: tel-e-bum-i-tis
Sentence: Jared and Jewel, so in love with Lost, and lost in love, were too embarrassed to tell others what they had done over the weekend: sat on the two-seater and watched the entire season's shows non-stop. To compensate, they turned off the television, called in sick to work and then lay prone on the floor, night and day, Monday to Wednesday, not getting up for any kind of relief, in hopes of recovering from their severe case of telebumitis.
Etymology: From television + bum, for lazy person or buttox
Rerunover
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: re-run-oh-ver
Sentence: They both felt as if they'd been rerunover after their 36 hour marathon of CSI was over.
Etymology:
Dvdelirium
Created by: LittleLula
Pronunciation: dee-VEE-de-lir-ium
Sentence: Her dvdelirium was so intense after her marathon SATC session on Sunday, Wendy was forced to call in sick Monday to sleep it off.
Etymology: DVD / delirium
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COMMENTS:
Dvdelightful. - Nosila, 2009-10-20: 01:54:00
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Couchpotation
Created by: Sharpedgeshurt
Pronunciation: Cowtch-Poh-tay-shun
Sentence: In an attempt to avoid late fees, the Jonses got couchpotation after sitting through two entire seasons of "The Sopranos" within the two day rental period.
Etymology: Couch + Potation Couch: Middle English, from Anglo-French cucher from Latin collocare to set in place Potation: English --the act of becoming a potato, or vegitable
Seasonsickness
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: see-SUN-sihk-nes
Sentence: The viewing party of the entire fourth season of Grey's Anatomy created a rash of seasonsickness. Maria thought she had at least 3 of the dieases featured on the show; Kenny had a migraine from the uninterrupted viewing while Jess was convinced she was getting a bedsore from lying in the sofa for so long.
Etymology: seasickness + season
Teleconvulsionism
Created by: simplysimon
Pronunciation: Tell-ee-con-vol-shun-ism
Sentence: "Lucy, that Hollyoaks DVD you lent me gave me a teleconvulsionism!"
Etymology: From the verb 'to convulse', usually meaning an uncontrollable attack of some sort, for example, the imminent attack of vomitting that occurs after watching an entire season of 'The OC'.
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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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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James