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DEFINITION: n. A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages! v. To twist yourself up into a knot while playing video games.
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Vidiosyncrasies
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vidēəsingkrəsē
Sentence: Jill hates holiday weekends. After a three-day binge on the Xbox her husband exhibits his most obnoxious vidiosyncrasies, bouncing off the walls, pretending to shoot, stab or blow her up. It’s all she can do to get him in his suit and off to work. It scares her sometimes knowing that he is the CEO at a nuclear power plant.
Etymology: video (games) (a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen) + idiosyncrasies (a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual)
Joystickness
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: joi - stik - ness
Sentence: Andre was developing a condition called joystickness; resulting from too many houurs of playing video games. Tightly clenching his input device, he began to shout threats at anyone who tried to interrupt his play. He had lost touch with reality and was becoming psychotic.
Etymology: joystick, sickness
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COMMENTS:
Perfect word for the definition! - splendiction, 2009-07-27: 16:05:00
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Funrest
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fun rest
Sentence: After his 24 hour marathon of video games, his nerves ragged and his hyperactivity in overdrive, Vern was in a state of funrest. He couldn't psych hmself into sleeping or going to work or doing anything so mundane. His wife Stacy had a solution. She made him go lie down and try to sleep for a while, since a man his age needs a few hours every night. When he finally dozed off, she had come up with the perfect solution. All the consoles and games were well hidden or thrown away so that he could return to normal. Till next time...
Etymology: Fun (violent and excited activity; activities that are enjoyable or amusing) & Unrest (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;a feeling of restless agitation)
Violentgamer
Created by: timmy
Pronunciation: violent gamer.
Sentence: Ahhhh! A violentgamer.
Etymology:
Wiizure
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: wee-zhure
Sentence: It's no use pretending to wheeze. You're such a drama queen. I don't for one minute think you're having a wiizure. The power has been off all morning.
Etymology: wii + seizure as opposed to a wiifit :)
Xboxic
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: ex-box-ick
Sentence: After his wife pulled the plug on his xbox, Marty went into a state of xboxic shock. Fortunately, she knew that it was the game talking, not him...
Etymology: exbox + toxic
Consolitis
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: con-soh-lie-tus
Sentence: Bloodshot eyes...ragged breathing....sweaty palms...yup, Nigel clearly had a nasty dose of consolitis
Etymology: console + -itis (suffix meaning inflammation, irritation)
Frustrogaming
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: frust ro gaming
Sentence:
Etymology: its the argh and the urgh and the gargh!
Comments:
splendiction - 2009-07-27: 20:51:00
vidiot - hilarious! Good word!
splendiction - 2009-07-27: 20:52:00
Oopp, that last comment was meant for artr's word.