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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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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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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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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
Boobtubed
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: boob-tubed
Sentence: Jill felt like a boob, realizing she got boobtubed, watching the entire 9 seasons of Seinfeld.
Etymology: boob, as in idiot/boob tube,name for the TV.
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COMMENTS:
Ignorant little me thought "boob tube" was something women wore. Seriously, never heard a TV called that before! Is it regional? - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:17:00
I think boob tube was originally generated in the 60's or early 70's in the U.S. - toadstool57, 2007-04-02: 19:11:00
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Serialillers
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: seer-ree-ull-ill-urs
Sentence: The serialillers from watching LOST season 2 included brainfreeze, dead eye (like red eye but not exclusive to photographs) and numbbum.
Etymology: From "serial", "ill" and "serial killer".
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COMMENTS:
they sound like they are seriesouslyill - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:22:00
Damn straight. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:23:00
Now if they watched the complete set of Taggart - they'd be serialmurrded - said with an extremely strong Scottish accent. - petaj, 2007-04-02: 22:53:00
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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'.
Twentyfloored
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: twen-ty-flor-d (c'mon how hard can it be?)
Sentence: With Keifer Sutherland's face now permanently seared into their retinas, both Jock and Imelda had to admit to being twentyfloored.
Etymology: 24 + floored
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COMMENTS:
Would you be twentyfloored by watching LOST? - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:16:00
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Viewtrid
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
Wearisumreshow
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: weri-sm.rishao
Sentence: I have watched this movie more than ten times , its has now become a wearisumreshow to me.
Etymology: wearisome means boring. reshow means to play or see again.
Serialdamaged
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: serialdamagagad
Sentence: The X-Files got me serialdamagagad, i needed 23 seasons of Simpsons, Futurama and Ren&Stimpy to get me back on track.
Etymology: serial + damaged + gaga.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James