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DEFINITION: n. The unpleasant physical and/or psychological effects, which occur after watching the entire season of a TV show, non-stop on DVD. v. To watch an old TV series on DVD with stopping to think.
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Oculcompulsititis
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /ok-youl-kompul-si-ty-tis/
Sentence: "Not only had watching the entire 1st season of '24' left them on edge and eager for the next season, but a severe case of oculcompulsititis had set in, causing unwanted spasming, crying and night terrors."
Etymology: Ocular + compulsive + -itis
Episodomy
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ep-i-SOD-o-mee
Sentence: Buffy felt slayed and not a little lost. She also had a sore derriere from sitting on the sofa watching the entire season of Fawlty Towers without getting up. She had a bad case of episodomy.
Etymology: episode (a part of television series) + Sodom (a city well known for vice and corruption especially of a certain kind likely to cause psychological unpleasantness and/or a sore butt)
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COMMENTS:
Also reminds me of episiotomy -- another cause of sore butts. - petaj, 2007-04-02: 05:11:00
Excellent word. I take it Buffy won't be watching any Gomorrah for a little while. I know, lame... - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 07:27:00
now I know why she feels so icky - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:26:00
Nice word! - simplysimon, 2007-04-02: 13:15:00
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Wireuleaving
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: y-r-u-leave-ing
Sentence: Tilly was in tears. Phil had said nothing to her in the last 48 hours, apart from 'Yo, bruv' when she'd handed him a cup of tea. Given that he went to Eton and spoke with a public school accent, this was infuriating. As she carried her suitcase to the front door, he didn't even look up, just grunted, 'wireuleaving?'
Etymology: The Wire (popular TV series) + why are you leaving? (question asked of one partner by the other on the departure of the latter)
Deeveedepression
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dee-vee-dee-presh-un
Sentence: My marathon session viewing an entire season of "The Sopranos" was justly rewarded with 3 loads of unwashed laundry, 2 meals worth of dirty dishes, a left butt-cheek that had fallen asleep, and a wicked case of deeveedepression.
Etymology: DVD, Depression
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COMMENTS:
doesn't get much badda, bing - galwaywegian, 2007-04-02: 05:16:00
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Wearisumreshow
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: weri-sm.rishao
Sentence: I have watched this movie more than ten times , its has now become a wearisumreshow to me.
Etymology: wearisome means boring. reshow means to play or see again.
Overdeeveedose
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: oh-vurr-dee-vee-DOHS
Sentence: The only cure for Alex's overdeeveedose of "Punky Brewster" was to take a long walk and fill out a volunteer application for a guilt-ridding charity.
Etymology: overdose + DVD. Word intentionally long to mimic length of viewing.
Gilliganausea
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: gill - eh - gan - naw - see - ah
Sentence: Sherwood felt like he had been adrift on the minnow for too long himself. The gilliganausea set in after the 40th episode but Bob convinced him to watch all 98 in one weekend.
Etymology: Gilligan (Gilligan's Island), nausea
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COMMENTS:
great-now that song will be stuck in my head all day:) terrific word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-19: 08:17:00
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Inviewenza
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: in + view + en + za
Sentence: I feel logy... restless... a vague desire to see the sun and real people - I must have inviewenza after having watched every episode of Season 8 of The Simpsons.
Etymology: There's this little disease called influenza...
Ubertviation
Created by: katsup92
Pronunciation: ew-brr-t-v-a-tion
Sentence: Watching every season of Full House left Jane with a sense that she had been hit with a severe case of ubertviation.
Etymology: uber - a lot, tv - television, tion - symptom
Overkillosity
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: oh-ver-kill-os-ity
Sentence: Watching the first two discs of "Knight Rider" was pushing it, watching the entire 4th season without stop was definitely overkillosity and left Jack and Janice feeling ill.
Etymology: overkill + funny suffix
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James