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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.
Verboticisms
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Couchrot
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊtʃɹɑt/
Sentence: _24_ creates an unusually potent variety of couchrot.
Etymology: From couch + rot
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COMMENTS:
I like it Er... sounds like a similar women's malaise. - toadstool57, 2007-04-02: 19:13:00
Not quite what I was going for, but sure. - ErWenn, 2007-04-03: 02:45:00
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Bleaughset
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: just vomit and say set afterwards
Sentence: The box set turned out to be a bleaughset
Etymology: box set bleaugh!
Dvdecrepit
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: dee vee dee CREP it
Sentence: Watching an entire season of "Days of Our Wives" in one day left me feeling weak and dvdecrepit. And I still don't know who killed Drahma! Damn it - now I have to rent the next season too!
Etymology: adj.: DVD + decrepit (worn and broken down; lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality)
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COMMENTS:
Dvdelicious word! - Nosila, 2009-10-19: 18:20:00
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Eutwentyfouria
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: You-twenty-four-eeah
Sentence: Most fans of 24 love to watch whole seasons at a time, often back-to-back, resulting in a state of 24-overload, referred to as eutwentyfouria.
Etymology: euphoria (a state of intense happiness) + 24 (the tv show-- if you haven't heard of it, turn on your tv for maybe 5 minutes and you will.)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:35:00
thanks for the enthusiasm - Javeson1, 2007-04-02: 14:23:00
Doesn't really fit the definition. Euphoria is far from unpleasant. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:12:00
How about if it was pronounced eeyeutwentyfouria sounding like that response from teenagers when they see something yucky. - petaj, 2007-04-02: 22:50:00
hah even though it doesn't exactly fit the defination its still a good one to describe the state one is in if one watches the entire season of a really GOOD show and is in a GOOD daze - ekath, 2007-04-04: 00:31:00
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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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Naustalgia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nawhs tahl jyaa
Sentence: By 5.00am the naustalgia was palpable, she began to envy the decapitated horse she had seen seven hours before.
Etymology: nostalgia nausea
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
Schizoscreenia
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: skit/so/scree/nee/ah
Sentence: Long after Eric had finished watching Star Trek, he could still hear Captain Kirk's voice in his head. His friends deduced he must be suffering from schizoscreenia.
Etymology: schizophrenia + screen
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COMMENTS:
or mind warp - galwaywegian, 2007-04-02: 05:16:00
He could barely Klingon to reality - petaj, 2007-04-02: 05:36:00
He keeps phasering in and out... - Alchemist, 2007-04-02: 08:07:00
His brain was kirkling along with the warm phaser fire while he drank a spock of tea... - catgrin, 2007-04-02: 12:50:00
Scotty! Scene me up... - wordmeister, 2007-04-02: 13:56:00
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Sitcomatose
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: sit-kom-uh-tohs
Sentence: The couple's sitcomatose was debilitating after watching the Knight Rider series from the inception of turbo boost, to the point at which the car could practically fly on autopilot.
Etymology: Sitcom - Comatose or Sit - Comatose
Teleconvulsionism
Created by: simplysimon
Pronunciation: Tell-ee-con-vol-shun-ism
Sentence: "Lucy, that Hollyoaks DVD you lent me gave me a teleconvulsionism!"
Etymology: From the verb 'to convulse', usually meaning an uncontrollable attack of some sort, for example, the imminent attack of vomitting that occurs after watching an entire season of 'The OC'.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James