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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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Nesmerization
Created by: Boyo461
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack was in a state of NESMERIZATION due to a particularly challenging game of Super Mario Bros.
Etymology: NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) + Mesmerization
Nintendaze
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He had been trapped in an intense nintendaze for hours.
Etymology: nintendo + daze
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COMMENTS:
Nice! I guess the problem was never nintended to surface... - Discoveria, 2007-03-16: 04:15:00
ninterrific - galwaywegian, 2007-03-16: 04:58:00
He had always had latent nintendencies... - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 11:23:00
ninthank you - swallowedbyafish, 2007-03-16: 11:49:00
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Ninzendo
Created by: ShaggE
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Hugh was in a state of utter Ninzendo while playing his Wii."
Etymology: Zen + Nintendo.
Namm
Created by: screech
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's been stuck in a state of Namm retardedness all day.
Etymology:
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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Squicy
Created by: Squicy31
Pronunciation: Squi-cee
Sentence: The jellyfish is so squicy.
Etymology: It means Squishy in a funnier way.
Leftleftjumpleftfireduckdowns
Created by: Betty
Pronunciation: Left-Left-Jump....and so on.
Sentence: Researchers announced yesterday they have found a way of testing unborn babies for signs of LeftLeftJumpLeftFireDuckDowns (LLJLFDD Syndrome) in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Etymology: Originating from a special move, password or way-of-getting-through-The-Boss-level (known to, memorised and perfected by only teenage boys and gaming obsessives who found it on the internet)
Ludisomnium
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: loo-diss-om-nee-um
Sentence: The state of ludisomnium entered into by gamers everywhere is a mystery to outsiders.
Etymology: Latin "ludus" game, "somnio, -ere" to dream - a game-dream or game-trance.
Xboxia
Created by: Sketchy
Pronunciation: X-box-E-Ah
Sentence: After hours of gaming xboxia has finally set in.
Etymology: X-box (Game console), Hypoxia (really bad).
Clickeratic
Created by: Mobelia
Pronunciation: click-err-a-tick
Sentence: His intense focus on the video game he played removed any self-consciousness over the clickeratic dance he performed.
Etymology: from Click as in pressing buttons as on the controls for a video game from Erratic as in unpredictable idiosyncracies
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