Verboticism: Intrinsication
DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.
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Instruxation
Created by: Clay201
Pronunciation: In struc SAY shun
Sentence: When she smiled apologetically and nervously reached into the drawer to pull out the coffee maker manual for what must have been the twentyieth time, I knew she was suffering from instruxation.
Etymology: It's a combination of the words "instructions" and "fixation."
Manuholic
Created by: eljono
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My name is John and I'm a manuhlolic!
Etymology: Manual + -holic (a combining form extracted from alcoholic)
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COMMENTS:
Good one, because it's clear what this means. The suggestions from other users can often be used for any book or document. - Batavier, 2007-10-05: 10:22:00
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Angrivation
Created by: rampantidiocy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He was overcome by angrivation after purchasing User's Manuals For Dummies.
Etymology: Ian Temchin created this word in New Jersey in 2004 as a combination of anger and aggrivation so commonly associated with reading product documentation and warranties.
Disclaimpulsive
Created by: misnomer
Pronunciation: dis/claym/pul/siv
Sentence: Her disclaimpuslsiveness was the chagrin of most prospective employers.
Etymology: Disclaimer; compulsive.
Readiteration
Created by: denise
Pronunciation: ree-DIT-ter-A-shun
Sentence: The young man realized he had fallen into his readiterative tendencies yet again after taking hours to read one sentence repeatedly in order to fully understand how to use his pencil.
Etymology: a blend of read + reiteration
Instruchosis
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: in-struh-kO-sis
Sentence: His instruchosis left him unable to assemble even the simplest flat-pack furniture.
Etymology: From 'instructions' + 'psychosis'
Docupulsive
Created by: SlappyDaClown
Pronunciation: Doc-u-pul-sive
Sentence: I think hes somewhat docupulsive about those instructions.
Etymology: Coined by Freud in his massive missive on Compulsions.
