DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or "refreshing" of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.

Mousefreteering

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: mows/fret/eer/ing

Sentence: Don's kids were known march around the room behind him during the last few minutes of his Ebay auctions singing, "Who's the leader of Ebay, who's Dad to you and me...C-L-I...CK-E -Y...M-O-U-S-E." He did not appreciate their mocking his affliction. Mousefreteering is not a laughing matter, and he has the handicapped plaque in his car to prove it.

Etymology: Root word-Mousketeer: One of a group of children appearing on the television program The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950's. Fret: fuss: worry unnecessarily or excessively.

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