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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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Rerunnethogre
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rērəneθōgər
Sentence: Having spent their entire weekend watching 4 full seasons of My Name Is Earl, Bob and Bill feel like they have been attacked by the rerunnethogre. They have somehow absorbed components of the characters from the show into their personalities. Despite their suburban upbringing, they feel as if they live in a trailer park and drive an old beater. Last time they did something like this it took Bob almost a week to stop limping after watching just one season of House. DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!
Etymology: rerun (a program, event, or competition that occurs or is run again) + ogre (a man-eating giant) runneth over [from the Bible: My cup runneth over (having more than enough of something)]
Dvdecrepit
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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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)
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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Gilliganausea
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: gill - eh - gan - naw - see - ah
Sentence: Sherwood felt like he had been adrift on the minnow for too long himself. The gilliganausea set in after the 40th episode but Bob convinced him to watch all 98 in one weekend.
Etymology: Gilligan (Gilligan's Island), nausea
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COMMENTS:
great-now that song will be stuck in my head all day:) terrific word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-19: 08:17:00
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Overdvded
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: over dvd ed
Sentence: i dont want to watch it anymore i am overdvded
Etymology: over as in to much an dvd as in as it is.
Odvd
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: owe dee vee dee
Sentence: they odvdeed on the sopranos until their butts were welded to the barcoloungers.
Etymology: dvd, od
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COMMENTS:
No wonder they sang in such high voices :-) - petaj, 2007-04-02: 05:38:00
Probably better describes the process as opposed to the after-effects, but I still like the word enough to give it a vote. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 07:24:00
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Sitblitzed
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sit/blitsd
Sentence: After watching 14 hours of 'Friends' non-stop, he was suffering from all the telltale signs of sitblitz; brainblurts, Simpsonized sayings, a Fred Flintstoned look, Gomerpiles and most unusual and funny walks. No doubt he was totally sitblitzed.
Etymology: sit-com + sitting + blitzed
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COMMENTS:
I lift my hat to the referencing. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:20:00
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Sitcomatose
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: sit-kom-uh-tohs
Sentence: The couple's sitcomatose was debilitating after watching the Knight Rider series from the inception of turbo boost, to the point at which the car could practically fly on autopilot.
Etymology: Sitcom - Comatose or Sit - Comatose
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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James