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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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Induhzone
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: in duh zone
Sentence: she started to put her clothes back on knowing there wasn't much hope of anything happening when he was induhzone
Etymology: in the zone, Duh.
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
Consolepsy
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: kon-soh-lehp-say
Sentence: Janet could only hope that Michael would outgrow his juvenile consolepsy...even if, at 36, it seemed unlikely.
Etymology: console + epilepsy/narcolepsy
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
Spaztwiitch
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: spaz-tweech
Sentence: After 18 hours playing WoW Jimmy'd entered a state of spaztwiich. He didn't even hear his girlfriend slam the door on the way out.
Etymology: spaz (spastic) + twitch + wii
Wiiwee
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: wee-wee
Sentence: Herman earned his nickname, Wiiwee Herman, when he was playing a game with his friends and wouldn't stop for anything -- even nature. He wiggled and writhed and danced in place until he finished his game, much to the delight and amusement of his fellow gamers.
Etymology: wii: a game system + weewee: in babyspeak -- to have to urinate (PeeWee Herman, played by actor Paul Reubens, was a popular comic character in children's television from 1986 to 1991. He enjoyed tremendous success until he was discovered engaging in some compulsive behavior of his own)
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COMMENTS:
Excuse me...have to see a man about a horse! - Nosila, 2009-10-02: 23:40:00
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Geekilepsy
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: geek-i-lepp-si
Sentence: His geekiplesy made him miss what Pulaski wanted to do to his sister.
Etymology: From "geek" meaning pathetic loser who spends too much time in front of a computer (such as myself) and "epilepsy".
Videowiiality
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: vid - eee - ooo - wee - al - et - ee
Sentence: No one could get Jonah's attention for the past two days. He was clearly in videowiiality and we were all worried. We thought he was becoming dehydrated and it looked like his game system had become his new hallucinogenic.
Etymology: video, wii, reality
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COMMENTS:
Don\'t tell me Jonah forgot his energy drink! - artr, 2009-10-02: 12:22:00
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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)
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