Verboticism: Segasnooty
DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v., To wish that the today's technology was just as good as it was in the past.
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Segasnooty
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SAY-geh-snoo-tee
Sentence: Elwood was thoroughly segasnooty, totally convinced that his old outdated video games were superior to even the latest and most complex games.
Etymology: Blend of 'Sega' (video game) and 'snooty' (Snobbishly aloof; haughty)
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Technoldogy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tek nold ojee
Sentence: Barry & Irma are firm believers in technoldogy. They drive classic restored automobiles. They still use their 8 tracks; their hi-fi and they still play on their Atari. According to their philosophy, Noah was the only one who knew how to build a boat and the Wright Brothers were the Right Brothers!
Etymology: Technology (the practical application of science to commerce or industry) & Old (ancient,just preceding something else in time or order)
Ataritis
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Atari+ itis
Sentence: The couple knew they could never spawn any offspring due to their overwhelming Ataritis.
Etymology: Atari-Best Video Game System Ever Itis- when you have some crazy thing goin on..
Colecogone
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: Ko-lee-ko-gone!
Sentence: nothing beats Coleco Vision second generation home video game console...but man, technology like that is just gone...colecogone!! :)
Etymology: Coleco(gaming system)+ Gone.
Atarism
Created by: retoricaljoe
Pronunciation:
Sentence: You'd better leave out this atarism and buy the xbox kinect stuff...
Etymology:
Nintendold
Created by: jdriii
Pronunciation: nen-TEN-old
Sentence: He was so nintendold that he thinks old stuff is better than new.
Etymology: Blend of Nintendo and Old
Segasnob
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: say-guh-snob
Sentence: Brad was a Segasnob, believing that his old outdated video games were superior to even the latest from Wii.
Etymology: Blend of Sega™ and Snob
Betadbreath
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: bay - tad - breath
Sentence: Bill waited with betadbreath for the release of Pong 2007. He could not seem to focus his eight track mind on anything else, neglecting his pet rock and chia pet.
Etymology: homonym for baited breath, beta - a once stellar format(second only to the eight track tape)
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COMMENTS:
Brings back memories of the whole VHS-Beta war. Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-08: 20:34:00
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