Verboticism: Hyperglitteratimania
DEFINITION: v., To be so obsessed with the lives of celebrities that you neglect your own personal affairs, responsibilities and hygiene. n., A person who is infatuated with celebrities.
Hyperglitteratimania
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Hi-per-glit-ter-are-tee-main-ee-ah
Sentence: The world has always looked for celebrities to give their lives a standard for wishful fantasy. However, in today's multimedia environment, this has become elevated to a state of Hyperglitteratimania!
Etymology: Hyper- To be elevated beyond reality. / Glitterati- Coloquial form of popular celebrity. / Mania- All-consuming obsession
Points: 686
Comments: Hyperglitteratimania
silveryaspen - 2008-02-15: 10:52:00
I like the epidemic proportions of your sentence and Hyperglitteratimania!