Verboticisms

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

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Created by: buck180

Pronunciation: e lek tra fryd

Sentence: Playing the game Johnny was so electrifried that he couldn't look away or drop the control.

Etymology: Electric - power source for any Wii, PS, or other vid-game. Added to ... Fried - as in burnt out, toasted, numb.

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Created by: kiritkiran

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The twerp Arjun Sen is such a loosearms.

Etymology: A man whose thinness of character is reflected in his hanging muscle-bone structure he calls arms. A flashy individual who is as loose as the shirt hanging out of his belly, whether he is thin or fat.

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Created by: Squicy31

Pronunciation: Squi-cee

Sentence: The jellyfish is so squicy.

Etymology: It means Squishy in a funnier way.

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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)

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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

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: vidēəsingkrəsēz

Sentence: Most people have a particular way of playing their video games. For most it is subtle, maybe a tilt of the head or grunt that accompanies a certain action. For Andrew, it’s much more than that. His collection of videocyncrasies makes it almost impossible for anybody to play with him in person. The local video cafe once called 911 thinking he was having a seisure.

Etymology: video [game] (a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen) + idiosyncrasy (a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual)

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COMMENTS:

love it - galwaywegian, 2011-02-21: 04:45:00

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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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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.

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Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: sigh-burr-vishun

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