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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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Joystickness
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: joy stik ness
Sentence: Zack played video games endlessly each evening after school, on the school bus, in class and all weekend long, without sleep or proper nuitrition. He was actually suffering from joystickness and his folks had to have an intervention to finally get him into a wiidrawal program.
Etymology: Joystick (a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers and video games) & sickness ( impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism; also a compulsion)
Cyberspasm
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: cyberspasm
Sentence: Waves of heavy cyberspasm rolled through his body and mind - no one could help him anymore - he was totally gonline and soon to be uploadead.
Etymology: cyber + spasm
Gamertrance
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: gay-mer-trance
Sentence: Corey was out of it, he had been playing the game for a long time and now he was in a gamertrace and unable to focus on anything else.
Etymology: gamer (one who plays games) + trance (a state of reduced aweness sometimes marked by intense focus)
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COMMENTS:
I wanted to suggest something like this, but I was way to slow ;) - allwise, 2007-03-16: 04:43:00
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Gamertose
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: gay-merr-tose
Sentence: there was no point trying to contact Allan between 5 and 11 in the evening as he was always gamertose
Etymology: gamer, comatose
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - allwise, 2007-03-16: 04:43:00
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Wiiwee
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: wee-wee
Sentence: Herman earned his nickname, Wiiwee Herman, when he was playing a game with his friends and wouldn't stop for anything -- even nature. He wiggled and writhed and danced in place until he finished his game, much to the delight and amusement of his fellow gamers.
Etymology: wii: a game system + weewee: in babyspeak -- to have to urinate (PeeWee Herman, played by actor Paul Reubens, was a popular comic character in children's television from 1986 to 1991. He enjoyed tremendous success until he was discovered engaging in some compulsive behavior of his own)
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COMMENTS:
Excuse me...have to see a man about a horse! - Nosila, 2009-10-02: 23:40:00
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Mariopia
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: marr-ee-oo-pee-a
Sentence: Clyde suffered from Mariopia and it ruined his life. It started out with a simple Gameboy--black and white screen, bad graphics. Yet he was compelled to conquer it, and was willing to let his life fall into shambles around him. Today, Clyde is so destitute that he has taken to hanging around Best Buy looking for some kid who he can convince to "test drive" Mario Kart on the store's demo Wiis. The scene usually ends with the kid crying, Clyde taunting and security escorting him off the premises.
Etymology: Mario, the ubiquitous gaming brothers, combined with suffix "opia" which means affecting vision.
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COMMENTS:
A Mario made in Heaven...good word - Nosila, 2009-10-02: 23:32:00
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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.
Wiitusi
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: wee-TOO-see
Sentence: When Brandon pops in Mario Party 8 and begins his crazy wiitusi, nothing is safe. His mom finally gave up and just removed all the remaining unbroken Hummels from the family room.
Etymology: wii (vid game) + watusi (the dance, not th e tribe). I am probably dating myself with this one...
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COMMENTS:
this is good! - wordmeister, 2007-03-16: 08:37:00
Hey, The Orlons are still around! http://www.theorlons.com/ - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-16: 12:48:00
man, I went groovin over there, I thought you meant the cylons-http://www.cylon.org/ - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 14:07:00
DOH! WAH Watusi! THOSE orlons! I thought u were just interjecting a 60's era non-sequiter... - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 15:53:00
Looks like Buck Rogers' outfits were crafted from Orlon. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-17: 04:55:00
No, I think he got them on Earth! - Alchemist, 2007-03-17: 06:23:00
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Loosearms
Created by: kiritkiran
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The twerp Arjun Sen is such a loosearms.
Etymology: A man whose thinness of character is reflected in his hanging muscle-bone structure he calls arms. A flashy individual who is as loose as the shirt hanging out of his belly, whether he is thin or fat.
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