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DEFINITION: n. A state of hyper-attentive focus combined with WBT (Whole Body Twitching) and IEE (Ignores Everything Else), which commonly afflicts video game players. v. To get so caught up in a video game that you cannot stop.
Verboticisms
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Simdrone
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sim + drone
Sentence: The original diagnosis was acronymosis, but it became clear from his concentration on the console that he had simdrone brought on by extensive use of Sims for PS2, manifesting in a constant moaning about the characters and game commands accompanied by tics.
Etymology: Syndrome (a set of symptoms) + Sims (simulation video game) + drone (continuous noise)
Xtasy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ek-stuh-see
Sentence: When Wendel kinects to his game console he is in xtasy. The only his mother can bring him out of it is to wave a large bag of Cheese Doodles in front of him.
Etymology: Xbox (Microsoft game console) + ecstasy (rapturous delight)
Wiiiriness
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: wee ree ness
Sentence: Mind body and soul combined perfectly with the consol as he displayed exceptional wiiiriness
Etymology: wiii - the ultimate game challenge riness - creating the noun
Wiitusi
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: wee-TOO-see
Sentence: When Brandon pops in Mario Party 8 and begins his crazy wiitusi, nothing is safe. His mom finally gave up and just removed all the remaining unbroken Hummels from the family room.
Etymology: wii (vid game) + watusi (the dance, not th e tribe). I am probably dating myself with this one...
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COMMENTS:
this is good! - wordmeister, 2007-03-16: 08:37:00
Hey, The Orlons are still around! http://www.theorlons.com/ - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-16: 12:48:00
man, I went groovin over there, I thought you meant the cylons-http://www.cylon.org/ - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 14:07:00
DOH! WAH Watusi! THOSE orlons! I thought u were just interjecting a 60's era non-sequiter... - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 15:53:00
Looks like Buck Rogers' outfits were crafted from Orlon. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-17: 04:55:00
No, I think he got them on Earth! - Alchemist, 2007-03-17: 06:23:00
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Namm
Created by: screech
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's been stuck in a state of Namm retardedness all day.
Etymology:
Virtitude
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: ver-ti-tyood
Sentence: Doug is on the last level of Moon Patrol. He is in serious vertitude, bro.
Etymology: Virtual, attitude
Nintendosis
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: nihn-tehn-DOH-sihs
Sentence: Alex's nintendosis affected him to the point that he couldn't hold a pencil in class, and his glazed-over eyes saw little Marios bouncing round the chalkboard.
Etymology: Nintendo + -osis
Gamezombie
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: gaim-zom-bee
Sentence: As deeply immersed as he was in Zelda, he never noticed his girlfriend leaving, nor missing work. Or eating for that matter. He was a complete gamezombie, and would soon be seen roaming the web, muttering: gaaaimes.....gaaaaaaaaaaames...
Etymology: When you are playing like that, you don't notice anything, and just reply Mhpf, to anything. and always looking for the next game. ;) I am definetively a gamezombie myself!
Vigamania
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: vega-maenia
Sentence: vigamania is an alarming threat to most of our young generation for they love to stuck with play station 24 hours.
Etymology: vi = video, ga= games, and mania means when some one is obsessed with something to an extent that he never thinks or talks about something else.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009.
Thank you Lucyof2009! ~ James
wii - this is fun.
wordmeister - 2007-03-16: 08:35:00
Yes, it's exboxellent!
Discoveria - 2007-03-16: 14:26:00
Please, exercise some selfconsole!
Osomatic - 2007-03-16: 18:20:00
Nintendon't go there.
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009. ~ James