Verboticism: Gizmofetish
DEFINITION: v. To obsess over, and fantasize about electronic gadgets even though you can never figure out how they actually work. n. A beautiful but useless gadget.
Gizmofetish
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: GIZ - moe - fet - ish
Sentence: Being smitten with a very passionate gizmofetish, Warren could not pass up any opportunity to fiddle with technological toys or devices and often made a complete fool of himself with his absolute lack of understanding of how they work.
Etymology: Blend of 'gizmo' (A mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown; a gadget) and 'fetish' (any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion)
Points: 1808
Comments: Gizmofetish
metrohumanx - 2008-07-25: 01:15:00
It's terrible to suffer the stigma of a thingamajig hangup. Damn those deviant doohickeys!