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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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Ngagerage
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His nervous system was so electrified by the intensity of 'Creatures of the Deep' that her nagging caused extreme ngagerage.
Etymology: road rage + N-GAGE
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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Playtation
Created by: bjorn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His playtation was palpable and frightening, only surpassed in intensity by the noise of the blowers themselves.
Etymology: play + agitation (and sounds like PlayStation)
Inconsoleable
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ink on sow lab ell
Sentence: without his games console he was inconsoleable
Etymology: console inconsolable
Hyperwiiality
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: hyp-er-wee-al-i-ty
Sentence: Mrs. Fudd found Elmer in a state of hyperwiiality when she returned from a visit to her parents and saw that he had been playing video games since she left and had not stopped to eat or sleep. "At least I don't have to do the dishes," she thought as she pulled the plug.
Etymology: hyperreality: blurring the lines of reality and fantasy as in video gaming or online virtual reality. Hyperreality tricks the consciousness into accepting artificially contrived stimulation instead a conscious emotional involvement + Wii: a video game system (Elmer Fudd -- a Looney Tunes cartoon character who couldn't pronounce the letter r in words and substituted the letter w instead)
Funrest
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fun rest
Sentence: After his 24 hour marathon of video games, his nerves ragged and his hyperactivity in overdrive, Vern was in a state of funrest. He couldn't psych hmself into sleeping or going to work or doing anything so mundane. His wife Stacy had a solution. She made him go lie down and try to sleep for a while, since a man his age needs a few hours every night. When he finally dozed off, she had come up with the perfect solution. All the consoles and games were well hidden or thrown away so that he could return to normal. Till next time...
Etymology: Fun (violent and excited activity; activities that are enjoyable or amusing) & Unrest (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;a feeling of restless agitation)
Electrauma
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ilektroumÉ™
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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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
Gameorize
Created by: destroyer
Pronunciation: game-oar-ize
Sentence: James plays World of Warcraft so much, because he loves to gameorize!
Etymology: verb; to socially interact with people online or on Xbox live or anything videogame.
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COMMENTS:
Do you gameorize? Well, congradulations! - destroyer, 2012-05-03: 15:40:00
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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.