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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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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!
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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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
Episodomy
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ep-i-SOD-o-mee
Sentence: Buffy felt slayed and not a little lost. She also had a sore derriere from sitting on the sofa watching the entire season of Fawlty Towers without getting up. She had a bad case of episodomy.
Etymology: episode (a part of television series) + Sodom (a city well known for vice and corruption especially of a certain kind likely to cause psychological unpleasantness and/or a sore butt)
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COMMENTS:
Also reminds me of episiotomy -- another cause of sore butts. - petaj, 2007-04-02: 05:11:00
Excellent word. I take it Buffy won't be watching any Gomorrah for a little while. I know, lame... - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 07:27:00
now I know why she feels so icky - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:26:00
Nice word! - simplysimon, 2007-04-02: 13:15:00
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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
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.
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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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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Ubertviation
Created by: katsup92
Pronunciation: ew-brr-t-v-a-tion
Sentence: Watching every season of Full House left Jane with a sense that she had been hit with a severe case of ubertviation.
Etymology: uber - a lot, tv - television, tion - symptom
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:
Verbotomy - 2007-04-02: 01:43:00
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Verbotomy - 2009-10-19: 04:37:00
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James