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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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Zombwii

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: zahmb-weee

Sentence: It takes mere minutee for Dale to become a Zombwii when he starts playing Call of Dookie. I tried to pry the controller from his hands and he started wailing, "Gaaaames!! I need gaaames!"

Etymology: Zombie + wii

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Mariopia

Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: marr-ee-oo-pee-a

Sentence: Clyde suffered from Mariopia and it ruined his life. It started out with a simple Gameboy--black and white screen, bad graphics. Yet he was compelled to conquer it, and was willing to let his life fall into shambles around him. Today, Clyde is so destitute that he has taken to hanging around Best Buy looking for some kid who he can convince to "test drive" Mario Kart on the store's demo Wiis. The scene usually ends with the kid crying, Clyde taunting and security escorting him off the premises.

Etymology: Mario, the ubiquitous gaming brothers, combined with suffix "opia" which means affecting vision.

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COMMENTS:

A Mario made in Heaven...good word - Nosila, 2009-10-02: 23:32:00

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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

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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.

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Desensitwitch

Created by: Maureen

Pronunciation: de- sens - a - twitch

Sentence: Once that gameboy goes on his desensitwich condition becomes immediately apparent.

Etymology: From desensitized - to make less sensitve to external stimuli and twitch- to jerk suddenly.

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Cyberspasm

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: cyberspasm

Sentence: Waves of heavy cyberspasm rolled through his body and mind - no one could help him anymore - he was totally gonline and soon to be uploadead.

Etymology: cyber + spasm

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Levelupsy

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Lev-ell-up-see

Sentence: Patient S is the first documented case of fatal levelupsy. S had a history of chronic gaming; patient was discovered convulsing upon couch, ignoring symptoms of asphyxia while playing a common console game.

Etymology: Level up + epilepsy. Epilepsy: a chronic nervous system disorder causing seizures.

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Hope that fatalepsy count doesn't get too high. - petaj, 2007-03-16: 04:33:00

well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-16: 04:59:00

mwaa, levelupsy, or its curtainsy, mugsy. mwaa...(ok, after that bad impression, you definitely got my vote :) - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 14:12:00

great word! - rikboyee, 2007-03-16: 17:14:00

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Xboxitis

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ex-box-I-tis

Sentence: After a lengthy session playing games Delbert suddenly began to experience severe Xboxitis that included tremors, loss of motor skills and eventually resulted in his entering a catatonic state.

Etymology: Combination of Xbox with suffix 'itis - with nouns - denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. ( telephonitis; baseballitis ).

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