Verboticisms

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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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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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

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: serialdamagagad

Sentence: The X-Files got me serialdamagagad, i needed 23 seasons of Simpsons, Futurama and Ren&Stimpy to get me back on track.

Etymology: serial + damaged + gaga.

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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:

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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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: see-SUN-sihk-nes

Sentence: The viewing party of the entire fourth season of Grey's Anatomy created a rash of seasonsickness. Maria thought she had at least 3 of the dieases featured on the show; Kenny had a migraine from the uninterrupted viewing while Jess was convinced she was getting a bedsore from lying in the sofa for so long.

Etymology: seasickness + season

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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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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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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: boob-tubed

Sentence: Jill felt like a boob, realizing she got boobtubed, watching the entire 9 seasons of Seinfeld.

Etymology: boob, as in idiot/boob tube,name for the TV.

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COMMENTS:

Ignorant little me thought "boob tube" was something women wore. Seriously, never heard a TV called that before! Is it regional? - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-02: 18:17:00

I think boob tube was originally generated in the 60's or early 70's in the U.S. - toadstool57, 2007-04-02: 19:11:00

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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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