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'I feel so icky!'

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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Odvd

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: owe dee vee dee

Sentence: they odvdeed on the sopranos until their butts were welded to the barcoloungers.

Etymology: dvd, od

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COMMENTS:

petaj No wonder they sang in such high voices :-) - petaj, 2007-04-02: 05:38:00

Probably better describes the process as opposed to the after-effects, but I still like the word enough to give it a vote. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 07:24:00

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Serialillers

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: seer-ree-ull-ill-urs

Sentence: The serialillers from watching LOST season 2 included brainfreeze, dead eye (like red eye but not exclusive to photographs) and numbbum.

Etymology: From "serial", "ill" and "serial killer".

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they sound like they are seriesouslyill - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:22:00

Damn straight. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:23:00

petaj Now if they watched the complete set of Taggart - they'd be serialmurrded - said with an extremely strong Scottish accent. - petaj, 2007-04-02: 22:53:00

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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.

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Rerunnethogre

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: rērəneθōgər

Sentence: Having spent their entire weekend watching 4 full seasons of My Name Is Earl, Bob and Bill feel like they have been attacked by the rerunnethogre. They have somehow absorbed components of the characters from the show into their personalities. Despite their suburban upbringing, they feel as if they live in a trailer park and drive an old beater. Last time they did something like this it took Bob almost a week to stop limping after watching just one season of House. DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!

Etymology: rerun (a program, event, or competition that occurs or is run again) + ogre (a man-eating giant) runneth over [from the Bible: My cup runneth over (having more than enough of something)]

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Dvdelirium

Created by: LittleLula

Pronunciation: dee-VEE-de-lir-ium

Sentence: Her dvdelirium was so intense after her marathon SATC session on Sunday, Wendy was forced to call in sick Monday to sleep it off.

Etymology: DVD / delirium

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COMMENTS:

Dvdelightful. - Nosila, 2009-10-20: 01:54:00

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Episoverload

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: epp-ee-soh-ver-load

Sentence: No matter how often they squeezed in the 'entire' season of Firefly they never suffered episoverload

Etymology: episode, overload

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I'd be lying if I said that at least a little of that vote is because I have watched all the episodes of Firefly more or less all at once myself. Several times. - Osomatic, 2007-04-02: 16:32:00

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Episodelepsy

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: EH-pah-sode-lep-see

Sentence: After we watched the entire run of "Fantasy Island" last weekend, Norbert was stricken with episodelepsy. Now he keeps yelling "da plane, da plane" between his shaking fits...

Etymology: episode, epilepsy

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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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doesn't get much badda, bing - galwaywegian, 2007-04-02: 05:16:00

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Wireuleaving

CharlieB

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)

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Tiarathon

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: tee ara thon

Sentence: After Zack and Helena watched an entire season of Toddlers and Tiaras, they were revolted, but like a messy traffic accident, could not stop looking. The tiarathon made them hate hairpieces, stage mothers/fathers, lacy bobby socks, dimples and $10,000 poofy dresses worn by tiny Southern belles, destined to become future stars on the "Housewives of CornPone Childporn, USA".

Etymology: Tiara (crown-like headpiece, diadem) & Marathon (any long and arduous undertaking; named for the ancient Greek footrace)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-02: 01:43:00
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-19: 04:37:00
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James