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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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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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Ludisomnium
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: loo-diss-om-nee-um
Sentence: The state of ludisomnium entered into by gamers everywhere is a mystery to outsiders.
Etymology: Latin "ludus" game, "somnio, -ere" to dream - a game-dream or game-trance.
Xtasy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ek-stuh-see
Sentence: When Wendel kinects to his game console he is in xtasy. The only his mother can bring him out of it is to wave a large bag of Cheese Doodles in front of him.
Etymology: Xbox (Microsoft game console) + ecstasy (rapturous delight)
Overcomplaystation
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Oh-ver-kom-pley-stey-shuhn
Sentence: Some called Timmy a geek while others would call the countless hours he spent on his gaming consule a waste of time, but no one could look away when his overcomplaystation was on full display.
Etymology: Overcompensation - playstation Would have also accepted: Wiidiculous or Xboxorcism
Nesmerization
Created by: Boyo461
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack was in a state of NESMERIZATION due to a particularly challenging game of Super Mario Bros.
Etymology: NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) + Mesmerization
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
Computerulsive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kum pew terr uhl siv
Sentence: He was so computerulsive that on regular occassions the excitement would make him wii himself
Etymology: compulsive computer
Induhzone
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: in duh zone
Sentence: she started to put her clothes back on knowing there wasn't much hope of anything happening when he was induhzone
Etymology: in the zone, Duh.
Vigamania
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: vega-maenia
Sentence: vigamania is an alarming threat to most of our young generation for they love to stuck with play station 24 hours.
Etymology: vi = video, ga= games, and mania means when some one is obsessed with something to an extent that he never thinks or talks about something else.
Nintendaze
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He had been trapped in an intense nintendaze for hours.
Etymology: nintendo + daze
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COMMENTS:
Nice! I guess the problem was never nintended to surface... - Discoveria, 2007-03-16: 04:15:00
ninterrific - galwaywegian, 2007-03-16: 04:58:00
He had always had latent nintendencies... - Alchemist, 2007-03-16: 11:23:00
ninthank you - swallowedbyafish, 2007-03-16: 11:49:00
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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