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DEFINITION: n. A state of hyper-attentive focus combined with WBT (Whole Body Twitching) and IEE (Ignores Everything Else), which commonly afflicts video game players. v. To get so caught up in a video game that you cannot stop.
Verboticisms
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Xboxitis
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ex-box-I-tis
Sentence: After a lengthy session playing games Delbert suddenly began to experience severe Xboxitis that included tremors, loss of motor skills and eventually resulted in his entering a catatonic state.
Etymology: Combination of Xbox with suffix 'itis - with nouns - denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. ( telephonitis; baseballitis ).
Videosyncrasies
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vidēəsingkrəsēz
Sentence: Most people have a particular way of playing their video games. For most it is subtle, maybe a tilt of the head or grunt that accompanies a certain action. For Andrew, it’s much more than that. His collection of videocyncrasies makes it almost impossible for anybody to play with him in person. The local video cafe once called 911 thinking he was having a seisure.
Etymology: video [game] (a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen) + idiosyncrasy (a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual)
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COMMENTS:
love it - galwaywegian, 2011-02-21: 04:45:00
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Nintendosis
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: nihn-tehn-DOH-sihs
Sentence: Alex's nintendosis affected him to the point that he couldn't hold a pencil in class, and his glazed-over eyes saw little Marios bouncing round the chalkboard.
Etymology: Nintendo + -osis
Namm
Created by: screech
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's been stuck in a state of Namm retardedness all day.
Etymology:
Virtitude
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: ver-ti-tyood
Sentence: Doug is on the last level of Moon Patrol. He is in serious vertitude, bro.
Etymology: Virtual, attitude
Twiiking
Created by: revolver23
Pronunciation: tweaking
Sentence: He was up all night, wasn't eating, wasn't bathing. Just playing video tennis. Dude was twiiking.
Etymology: Amphetamine addiction leads to twitchiness, paranoia, and obsession. Addicts are called tweakers.
Aydeehaitchwii
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ayy deeee haych weeeee
Sentence: Sony boy suffers from aydeehaitchwii, so his responses to questions don't always come out as he nintended.
Etymology: adhd, wii
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COMMENTS:
Love it, but ran out of votes...we need aydeehaitchthree votes! - Nosila, 2009-10-02: 23:33:00
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Gamezombie
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: gaim-zom-bee
Sentence: As deeply immersed as he was in Zelda, he never noticed his girlfriend leaving, nor missing work. Or eating for that matter. He was a complete gamezombie, and would soon be seen roaming the web, muttering: gaaaimes.....gaaaaaaaaaaames...
Etymology: When you are playing like that, you don't notice anything, and just reply Mhpf, to anything. and always looking for the next game. ;) I am definetively a gamezombie myself!
Squicy
Created by: Squicy31
Pronunciation: Squi-cee
Sentence: The jellyfish is so squicy.
Etymology: It means Squishy in a funnier way.
Levelupsy
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Lev-ell-up-see
Sentence: Patient S is the first documented case of fatal levelupsy. S had a history of chronic gaming; patient was discovered convulsing upon couch, ignoring symptoms of asphyxia while playing a common console game.
Etymology: Level up + epilepsy. Epilepsy: a chronic nervous system disorder causing seizures.
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COMMENTS:
Hope that fatalepsy count doesn't get too high. - petaj, 2007-03-16: 04:33:00
well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-16: 04:59:00
mwaa, levelupsy, or its curtainsy, mugsy. mwaa...(ok, after that bad impression, you definitely got my vote :) - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 14:12:00
great word! - rikboyee, 2007-03-16: 17:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009.
Thank you Lucyof2009! ~ James
wii - this is fun.
wordmeister - 2007-03-16: 08:35:00
Yes, it's exboxellent!
Discoveria - 2007-03-16: 14:26:00
Please, exercise some selfconsole!
Osomatic - 2007-03-16: 18:20:00
Nintendon't go there.
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009. ~ James