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DEFINITION: A state of hyper-attentive focus combined with WBT (Whole Body Twitching) and IEE (Ignores Everything Else), which commonly afflicts video game players.
Verboticisms
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Comathroes
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ko-ma-THROWS
Sentence: When Roxie went into spazombic hyper-attentive focusing whilst creating a verboticism, Bob was worried that her condition might turn into svitustrance. Friends thought that she might be marcelvish. But, as her comathroes continued unabated, all agreed that some sort of cerebrawl was going on in her mind.
Etymology: Coma: profound insensibilty, stupor & throes:spasm, convulsion.(with the "math" needed for hyper-attentive focusing.) Svitustrance- pun on St Vitus Dance. Marcelvish: uniname that combines elements of Marcel(Marceau) & Elvis.
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COMMENTS:
so many good words!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-13: 11:59:00
Great sentence and etymology! Really unique word! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 21:04:00
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Vautism
Created by: duluth
Pronunciation: voh-tism
Sentence: Vautism is a brain development disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior, occurring at any age and often induced by environmental interactions with computer-based games.
Etymology: The term is a derivation of autism with the "v" at the beginning signifying the video game interaction factor.
Videogameism
Created by: Janbo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A number of men showed signs of videogameism.
Etymology:
Vidgamerstate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: vid-geym-ur-steyt
Sentence: Ritalin was the only medication that curbed his vidgamerstating behaviour and allowed him to sleep the night. It also halted his evening ritual of tearing apart his bed and using its wooden pieces to beat holes in the wall.
Etymology: vid (short for video)+ gamer + state (as in a particular condition of mind or feeling)
Pacmannerism
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: pack-MANner-ism
Sentence: Colby's pacmannerism had worsened considerably since the 1980s. It had evolved into captaincomicalysis, but it seemed he always had a frogger in his throat.
Etymology: Pacman + mannerism
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COMMENTS:
I'm old enough to remember Pacman but I had to look up what Wii was! lol - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:53:00
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Xboccupation
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: ex-bock-u-pay-shun
Sentence: "Sorry about the accident; I forgot to go during my xboccupation."
Etymology: xbox + occupation
Braindropped
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Please do sit still you braindropped maniac.
Etymology:
Gamernaut
Created by: japfilsk8er
Pronunciation: gamer not
Sentence: keeps his momentum going and stay focus to the game
Etymology: game and juggernaut
Lobotomwii
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: lah-bot-om-wee
Sentence: his lobotomwii was destroying his social life
Etymology: lobotomy, wii
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COMMENTS:
Catchy! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:50:00
Catchy yes, but try saying it when you're drunk... or have just spent ten hours playing Half-Life 2. - Nettle, 2007-09-13: 09:42:00
I'd go for Lobotowii - Batavier, 2007-10-05: 10:30:00
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Hafowhobytyigevel
Created by: staggolee
Pronunciation: HAF-o-woh-bih-TIE-g'v'l
Sentence: OMG--I'M HAFOWHOBYTYGEVEL!!!
Etymology: adj. origin unk.
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COMMENTS:
Unsubstantiated rumors accredit this as a Bushism. - staggolee, 2007-09-13: 00:33:00
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Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2007-09-13: 20:07:00
Suddenly I'm become pixi-led. Nice word.