Verboticisms

Created by: labareda

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Created by: logan260

Pronunciation: vid-e-o-path

Sentence: He's a great guy and likes gaming but tends to get videopathic after a couple of hours.

Etymology: videopath...i.e. psychopath, sociopath etc.

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Created by: Stevenson0

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Sentence: My inability to move to the next level in the game caused a severe case of nintension.

Etymology: Nintendo + tension

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Created by: hvhtim

Pronunciation: GAME-gur

Sentence: I was full of gameger when my mom interrupted my verbotomization.

Etymology: game, anger

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fun rest

Sentence: After his 24 hour marathon of video games, his nerves ragged and his hyperactivity in overdrive, Vern was in a state of funrest. He couldn't psych hmself into sleeping or going to work or doing anything so mundane. His wife Stacy had a solution. She made him go lie down and try to sleep for a while, since a man his age needs a few hours every night. When he finally dozed off, she had come up with the perfect solution. All the consoles and games were well hidden or thrown away so that he could return to normal. Till next time...

Etymology: Fun (violent and excited activity; activities that are enjoyable or amusing) & Unrest (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;a feeling of restless agitation)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: stoo-puh-wahy-fahy

Sentence: Some would blame the coffee, some the lack of sleep but 18 hours of computer combat left Darrell completely stupewified.

Etymology: stupefied (stunned, shocked) wifi (Wi-Fi is a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly (using radio waves) over a computer network)

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Created by: jboehnker

Pronunciation: Oh ver geekd'

Sentence: The police officer was unsympathetic to Bob's claim that he was only speeding because he overgeeked on Rad Racer that evening.

Etymology: overdosed + geek

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Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: ex-box-ick

Sentence: After his wife pulled the plug on his xbox, Marty went into a state of xboxic shock. Fortunately, she knew that it was the game talking, not him...

Etymology: exbox + toxic

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Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: nin ten done

Sentence: Seven hours of gaming left them nintendone. After a short break they'd get over to Blake's basement where four more hours at the controllers would leave them xbaked.

Etymology: From nintendo and done.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ink on sow lab ell

Sentence: without his games console he was inconsoleable

Etymology: console inconsolable

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