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DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.
Verboticisms
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Guidenseekindrome
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: guide-in-seek-in-drome
Sentence: People with guidenseekindrome are the reason Poptarts have cooking instructions, and a label saying "DO NOT PUT PACKAGE IN MICROWAVE!"
Etymology: Derived from hidenseekindrome, which we all know is the condition of people that suck at hide-and-seek.
Atypetic
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: aye-typ-et-ick
Sentence: OMG she is just so atypetic. She put all of the Ikea instructions into a powerpoint presentation and displayed it on the wall the entire time we were constructing the shelving unit.
Etymology: type-a personality
Producrastinal
Created by: alecstevenson
Pronunciation: Pro-duh-cras-tin-al
Sentence: He was so producrastinal about he stereo that it was still in bubble wrap after 3 weeks.
Etymology: Product + Procastination
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COMMENTS:
Alec, you are very funny! - wordmeister, 2006-10-19: 22:10:00
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Carabulation
Created by: Sharpiequeen
Pronunciation: KARE-ab-yoo-LAY-shun
Sentence: He experienced carabulation while reading the manuel of his new stereo.
Etymology:
Documania
Created by: elona
Pronunciation: Dokumania
Sentence:
Etymology: Documentation+mania
Instruchosis
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: in-struh-kO-sis
Sentence: His instruchosis left him unable to assemble even the simplest flat-pack furniture.
Etymology: From 'instructions' + 'psychosis'
Reast
Created by: evitameanslife
Pronunciation: Re - a - st
Sentence: We can figure this out practically, we dont need tips , stop being a reast.
Etymology:
Knownot
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: no - not
Sentence: She's such a knownot that she things she can't figure anything out without reading directions on EVERYTHING....
Etymology: to feel unknowledgable about anything without reading all documentation on it.
