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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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Ickathon

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ikəθän

Sentence: What started as a dare, ended as a ickathon as a group of friends spent their vacations watching Green Acres episodes non-stop. Besides the psychological effects of spending so much time with such insipid drivel several of the women and one of the guys took almost a week to loose the Eva Gabor-esque accent.

Etymology: ick (exclamation used to express strong distaste or disgust) + marathon (a long-lasting or difficult task or operation of a specified kind)

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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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Viewtrid

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: view-trid

Sentence: Jen's mind turned viewtrid after a serious bout of influenza left her bedridden for a week. Meaning well, Jeff rented seasons 1-4 of "Desperate Housewives" and "America's Next Top Model" for her to watch as she recuperated. It was most apparent when she became suspicious of everyone in the office of telling lies, having secrets and using the wrong color lipstick.

Etymology: view: watch + putrid: morally corrupted, rotted

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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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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

petaj 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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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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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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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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Couchpotation

Created by: Sharpedgeshurt

Pronunciation: Cowtch-Poh-tay-shun

Sentence: In an attempt to avoid late fees, the Jonses got couchpotation after sitting through two entire seasons of "The Sopranos" within the two day rental period.

Etymology: Couch + Potation Couch: Middle English, from Anglo-French cucher from Latin collocare to set in place Potation: English --the act of becoming a potato, or vegitable

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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

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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