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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.
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Joystickness
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: joy stik ness
Sentence: Zack played video games endlessly each evening after school, on the school bus, in class and all weekend long, without sleep or proper nuitrition. He was actually suffering from joystickness and his folks had to have an intervention to finally get him into a wiidrawal program.
Etymology: Joystick (a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers and video games) & sickness ( impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism; also a compulsion)
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!
Gamertrance
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: gay-mer-trance
Sentence: Corey was out of it, he had been playing the game for a long time and now he was in a gamertrace and unable to focus on anything else.
Etymology: gamer (one who plays games) + trance (a state of reduced aweness sometimes marked by intense focus)
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COMMENTS:
I wanted to suggest something like this, but I was way to slow ;) - allwise, 2007-03-16: 04:43:00
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Wiivulsion
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: wee vull shun
Sentence: Terry was in a full state of wiivulsion which nobody was going to be able to get him out of for several hours.
Etymology: from the wii and convulsion for the twitching and compulsion for the not being able to seperate from it.
Twiiking
Created by: revolver23
Pronunciation: tweaking
Sentence: He was up all night, wasn't eating, wasn't bathing. Just playing video tennis. Dude was twiiking.
Etymology: Amphetamine addiction leads to twitchiness, paranoia, and obsession. Addicts are called tweakers.
Aydeehaitchwii
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ayy deeee haych weeeee
Sentence: Sony boy suffers from aydeehaitchwii, so his responses to questions don't always come out as he nintended.
Etymology: adhd, wii
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COMMENTS:
Love it, but ran out of votes...we need aydeehaitchthree votes! - Nosila, 2009-10-02: 23:33:00
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Simpnosis
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: simp-no-sis
Sentence: Often when people are in a state of simpnonsis, they can respond to attempted interactions with grunts or autmatic answers but don't actually process what is being said to them.
Etymology: from hypnosis + the sims
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
Wintendonitis
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: win ten do nye tis
Sentence: Buster played his video games morning, noon and night to the consternation of his parents. He was so intent on winning each game, he was oblvious to the need to rest, eat and hydrate himself. He could barely move his hand or arm anymore, as he was developing wintendonitis. There was always a pong coming from his room, his nickname was Gameboy and he thought Mario and Luigi were his real brothers. His parents could not wait for September, when Buster would go to school and apply his energy elsewhere. It would be hard for him to hold a pencil or crayon, unless they could surgically remove his hand controls. Grade One was going to be a tough year for Buster!
Etymology: Win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious) & Nintendo (Video game system made by the Japanese Nintendo Co.) & Tendonitis (inflammation of a tendon due to over-use, such as in thumb, elbow, shoulder,etc)
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COMMENTS:
ecin - galwaywegian, 2009-10-02: 10:12:00
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Gamertose
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: gay-merr-tose
Sentence: there was no point trying to contact Allan between 5 and 11 in the evening as he was always gamertose
Etymology: gamer, comatose
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - allwise, 2007-03-16: 04:43:00
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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