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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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Videosyncrasies
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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love it - galwaywegian, 2011-02-21: 04:45:00
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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)
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 ).
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
Overcomplaystation
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
Nerditis
Created by: Karuma
Pronunciation: nurd-ite-iss
Sentence: dont' worry he's got nerditis, he'll be fine in a bit.
Etymology:
Nesmerization
Created by: Boyo461
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack was in a state of NESMERIZATION due to a particularly challenging game of Super Mario Bros.
Etymology: NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) + Mesmerization
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)
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.
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