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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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Hindirectional
Created by: PolishedAmethyst
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He arrived home with his new game system and was up all night because he is hindirectional when it comes to anything electronic. I'm sure he is still sitting there with the manual.
Etymology: Hinder + direction (al)
Lawyertudity
Created by: mythman
Pronunciation: LOY-yer-TOO-dih-tee
Sentence: Bobby feared the industry--due to their growing lawyertudity--would fine him for sleeping on that side of the mattress.
Etymology: attitudes of lawyers ... if you're not doing what all the words say, we'll sue ya!
Warrantedium
Created by: CrayonWarrior
Pronunciation: Wah-ran-tee-dee-um
Sentence: Ethan was contracting major warrantedium after sitting and reading through the terms and conditions of his new telly to check whether he'd still get a refund after his dog peed on it
Etymology: warranty tedium
Mansessivetism
Created by: duriano
Pronunciation: man-se-sif-ti-zem
Sentence: His mansessivetism drives me crazy everytime I ask him about the washing machine.
Etymology: manual + obsesssive
Rereferenstress
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: ree-ref-ruhns-tres
Sentence: Because of my referenstress it took six hours to build one flatpack chair!
Etymology: combination of "re" "reference" and "stress"
Angrivation
Created by: rampantidiocy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He was overcome by angrivation after purchasing User's Manuals For Dummies.
Etymology: Ian Temchin created this word in New Jersey in 2004 as a combination of anger and aggrivation so commonly associated with reading product documentation and warranties.
