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DEFINITION: n. A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages! v. To twist yourself up into a knot while playing video games.
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Joystickness
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: joi - stik - ness
Sentence: Andre was developing a condition called joystickness; resulting from too many houurs of playing video games. Tightly clenching his input device, he began to shout threats at anyone who tried to interrupt his play. He had lost touch with reality and was becoming psychotic.
Etymology: joystick, sickness
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COMMENTS:
Perfect word for the definition! - splendiction, 2009-07-27: 16:05:00
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Electrauma
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ilektroumə
Sentence: Summer has not been good for Billy. After 3 straight days of video gaming, he is having a bad case of electrauma. His game of choice, Grand Theft Auto, has left him a virtual vidiot. Everything he picks up becomes a weapon. When he tried to stab his roommate with a toothbrush the attendants at his nursing home decided it was time to cut off his game privileges and get him to sleep.
Etymology: electronic (relating to or carried out using a computer or other electronic device) + trauma (emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury)
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COMMENTS:
vidiot - hilarious! Good word! - splendiction, 2009-07-27: 20:53:00
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Stupewified
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: stoo-puh-wahy-fahy
Sentence: Some would blame the coffee, some the lack of sleep but 18 hours of computer combat left Darrell completely stupewified.
Etymology: stupefied (stunned, shocked) wifi (Wi-Fi is a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly (using radio waves) over a computer network)
Vidiosyncrasies
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vidēəsingkrəsē
Sentence: Jill hates holiday weekends. After a three-day binge on the Xbox her husband exhibits his most obnoxious vidiosyncrasies, bouncing off the walls, pretending to shoot, stab or blow her up. It’s all she can do to get him in his suit and off to work. It scares her sometimes knowing that he is the CEO at a nuclear power plant.
Etymology: video (games) (a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen) + idiosyncrasies (a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual)
Inconsoleable
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ink on sow lab ell
Sentence: without his games console he was inconsoleable
Etymology: console inconsolable
Videopath
Created by: logan260
Pronunciation: vid-e-o-path
Sentence: He's a great guy and likes gaming but tends to get videopathic after a couple of hours.
Etymology: videopath...i.e. psychopath, sociopath etc.
Nintension
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My inability to move to the next level in the game caused a severe case of nintension.
Etymology: Nintendo + tension
Comments:
splendiction - 2009-07-27: 20:51:00
vidiot - hilarious! Good word!
splendiction - 2009-07-27: 20:52:00
Oopp, that last comment was meant for artr's word.