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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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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
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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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'.
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)
Serialdamaged
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.
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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Telezombification
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: te-le-zom-bi-fi-cay-shun
Sentence: After inhaling three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in one weekend, Jeanette suffered from telezombification.
Etymology: television + zombification
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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Rerunnethogre
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)]
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin.
Thank you catgrin! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by catgrin. Thank you catgrin. ~ James