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DEFINITION: A state of hyper-attentive focus combined with WBT (Whole Body Twitching) and IEE (Ignores Everything Else), which commonly afflicts video game players.
Verboticisms
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Wiitardation
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: wee-tar-day-shun
Sentence: His video game addiction started off slowly with a mild case of nintendonitis, progressed to acute halotosis (hay-low-toe-sis), and ended in complete wiitardation.
Etymology: wii + retardation
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COMMENTS:
that's a winner - FreeToys, 2007-09-13: 13:20:00
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Gadgetation
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: gaj-it-a-shun
Sentence: After 12 hours of Quake, John's whole body vibrated with advanced gadgetation.
Etymology: gadget + agitation
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-13: 11:56:00
I'm not certain why - but I'm locked in. Top word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-13: 20:16:00
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Pacmannerism
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: pack-MANner-ism
Sentence: Colby's pacmannerism had worsened considerably since the 1980s. It had evolved into captaincomicalysis, but it seemed he always had a frogger in his throat.
Etymology: Pacman + mannerism
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COMMENTS:
I'm old enough to remember Pacman but I had to look up what Wii was! lol - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:53:00
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Braindropped
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Please do sit still you braindropped maniac.
Etymology:
Vautism
Created by: duluth
Pronunciation: voh-tism
Sentence: Vautism is a brain development disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior, occurring at any age and often induced by environmental interactions with computer-based games.
Etymology: The term is a derivation of autism with the "v" at the beginning signifying the video game interaction factor.
Vidgamerstate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: vid-geym-ur-steyt
Sentence: Ritalin was the only medication that curbed his vidgamerstating behaviour and allowed him to sleep the night. It also halted his evening ritual of tearing apart his bed and using its wooden pieces to beat holes in the wall.
Etymology: vid (short for video)+ gamer + state (as in a particular condition of mind or feeling)
Hafowhobytyigevel
Created by: staggolee
Pronunciation: HAF-o-woh-bih-TIE-g'v'l
Sentence: OMG--I'M HAFOWHOBYTYGEVEL!!!
Etymology: adj. origin unk.
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COMMENTS:
Unsubstantiated rumors accredit this as a Bushism. - staggolee, 2007-09-13: 00:33:00
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Focolation
Created by: Nettle
Pronunciation: fo-ko-LAY-shun
Sentence: Ivan spent the morning in a state of extreme focolation, attempting to finish the new Zelda game before any of his friends.
Etymology: Focus + isolation
Fraystation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fray/stay/shun
Sentence: The squeels and the jumping meant that he had entered the dangerous zone of fraystation
Etymology: fray (frazzle) + station (sphere) + playstation
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COMMENTS:
Has a great ring to it! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:14:00
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Autogamenchorea
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: au-to-gam-en-KOR-ee-ah
Sentence: Mike's autogamenchorea prevented him from hearing the timer on the pot stickers that were cooking on the stove and soon the apartment was filled with smoke.
Etymology: auto-(Greek: self, same, spontaneous; directed from within. Used as in autism). gamen (Old English: root of Game) -chorea (Greek: dance; in medicine, it is used to denote a nervous disorder)
Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2007-09-13: 20:07:00
Suddenly I'm become pixi-led. Nice word.