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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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Gomerpiles

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: go/mer/pyles

Sentence: After watching the complete boxed set of the Andy Griffith Show and Andy of Mayberry, they both developed serious gomerpiles

Etymology: Gomer Pyle (character in the TV series) + piles (Hemorrhoids caused by sitting too long)

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COMMENTS:

Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-02: 09:22:00

thanks Purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-02: 12:27:00

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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

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Tvqueasy

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: tee vee queee see

Sentence: After a full day of x-files colin was more than tvqueasy, he was almost blind.

Etymology: from TV and queasy.

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Sopranosis

Created by: suzanne

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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

petaj 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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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.

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Overdvded

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: over dvd ed

Sentence: i dont want to watch it anymore i am overdvded

Etymology: over as in to much an dvd as in as it is.

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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...

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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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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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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

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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