Verboticism: Repetese
DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.
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Stupdocness
Created by: svasiljeva
Pronunciation:
Sentence: stupdocness is his usual condition for 3 days after buying a new thing
Etymology: stupid reading of documentation
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COMMENTS:
stupid reading of documentation - svasiljeva, 2006-12-17: 09:15:00
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Readorexia
Created by: wyzowl
Pronunciation: read orexia
Sentence: My readorexia has left me pooped from reading the DIRECTIONS.
Etymology: Akin to anorexia.
Instrucsecure
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: in-STRUC-sec-YOUR
Sentence: Robert knew exactly how to use the soldering gun, but every time he tried to use it he found himself instrucsecure, glancing at the manual again and again.
Etymology: Instructions and insecure
Finitusprintitus
Created by: xpez2000
Pronunciation: fi-nigh-tus-prin-ti-tus
Sentence: Once I took a look at the directions for my IKEA crap, I had to go to bed because I could feel the finitusprintitus coming over me. Causing me to feel woozy and unmotivated to do anything...
Etymology: Fine - Print -itus
Referendless
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ref Er End Lus
Sentence: Hannah had become very particular about a lot of things in her life and it made her feel in control when everything was working smoothly in her home and the way she used electrical appliancs had to be so precise that she would read each ones user manual repetitivly before she used anything. The doctor had diagnosed Referendless Syndrome and had assured her of the many diferent treatments and therepys used to treat and cure sufferers.
Etymology: References + Endless = Referendless References, to reference a file, or document, user guide. Refer, to read up, to take note from. Endless, having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant: an endless series of complaints; Time is endless. 2.made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length: an endless chain or belt. Synonyms: limitless, illimitable, unending, unceasing, continuous, perpetual.
Lawyertudity
Created by: mythman
Pronunciation: LOY-yer-TOO-dih-tee
Sentence: Bobby feared the industry--due to their growing lawyertudity--would fine him for sleeping on that side of the mattress.
Etymology: attitudes of lawyers ... if you're not doing what all the words say, we'll sue ya!
