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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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Reedovumit
Created by: RachelPhillipson2007
Pronunciation: Read Oh Voomit
Sentence: My sister reads all the time and sometimes she vomits from looking at the paper all the time. I think shes got Reedovumit!
Etymology: Reedo [reading obsessivley] + Vumit [disgusting vomiting every fortnight] = Reedovumit !
Disclaimpulsive
Created by: misnomer
Pronunciation: dis/claym/pul/siv
Sentence: Her disclaimpuslsiveness was the chagrin of most prospective employers.
Etymology: Disclaimer; compulsive.
Recompilimentation
Created by: hiladizzle
Pronunciation: re-com-pil-i-men-ta-tion
Sentence: He keeps thumbing through that booklet like he's got recompilimentation!
Etymology: reading (the action or practice of a person who reads) + compulsive (compelling; compulsory) + debilitating (impairing the strength and vitality) + documentation (manuals, listings, diagrams, and other hard- or soft-copy written and graphic materials)
Locohowism
Created by: scrawlspacer
Pronunciation: LO co how IZ um
Sentence: When my boyfriend buys a nifty new gadget, I might not see him for days. He has major locohowism.
Etymology: alcoholism + loco (crazy) + how (as in "how to")
Documania
Created by: duefiori
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My father's documania was fatal when we tried to use new appliances.
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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.
Carabulation
Created by: Sharpiequeen
Pronunciation: KARE-ab-yoo-LAY-shun
Sentence: He experienced carabulation while reading the manuel of his new stereo.
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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
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!
Prodification
Created by: dastickney
Pronunciation: Prod-I-Fi-Ka-Shun
Sentence: As he was deep into prodification, he soon realized that he was able to once again use his manual can opener.
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