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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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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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I wanted to suggest something like this, but I was way to slow ;) - allwise, 2007-03-16: 04:43:00

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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.

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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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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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Sloshatic

Created by: edotanonymous

Pronunciation: Slaw-shuh-tick

Sentence: Despite our 24-hour Call of Duty binge, the crunched-into-the-rug Cheetos and beer stained carpet revealed the sloshatic I had become.

Etymology: Slosh - to agitate/spill -atic - pertaining to the nature of

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Flowmeostasis

Created by: Kirubeza

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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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.

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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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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

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Wiivulsion

erasmus

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.

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Overcomplaystation

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: Oh-ver-kom-pley-stey-shuhn

Sentence: Some called Timmy a geek while others would call the countless hours he spent on his gaming consule a waste of time, but no one could look away when his overcomplaystation was on full display.

Etymology: Overcompensation - playstation Would have also accepted: Wiidiculous or Xboxorcism

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-16: 00:01:18
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009.
Thank you Lucyof2009! ~ James

petaj petaj - 2007-03-16: 04:35:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-02: 00:31:00
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009. ~ James