{"id":702,"date":"2009-07-29T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=702"},"modified":"2009-07-29T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T16:00:05","slug":"nintendone-drop-that-controller-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=702","title":{"rendered":"Nintendone: Drop that controller right now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>n.<\/em> A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages! <em>v.<\/em> To twist yourself up into a knot while playing video games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/xbox.gif\" alt=\"Drop that controller right now!\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nintendone<\/strong>:  \/<em>nin ten done<\/em>\/ Seven hours of gaming left them nintendone.  After a short break they&#8217;d get over to Blake&#8217;s basement where four more hours at the controllers would leave them xbaked. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  From nintendo and done. <em>Created by:<\/em> splendiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arcadymalady<\/strong>:  \/<em>Are-cade-ie-mal-aid-ie<\/em>\/ &#8220;Yes, that&#8217;s right (arrow) Your Honour, I&#8217;m pleading not guilty on account of the acute bout of arcadyMalady that came over me all of a sudden like, before I went &#8216;*BANG*&#8217; right arrow, right arrow, x button, y button&#8230;KILLEDA&#8230;.you know?&#8221; <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Splicing of Arcade (Place of worship for gamers) and Malady (generally to feel poorly, usually for an extented period as in mourning or in winter blues\/greys) <em>Created by:<\/em> scrabbelicious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hyperwiiality<\/strong>:  \/<em>hyp-er-wee-al-i-ty<\/em>\/ Mrs. Fudd found Elmer in a state of  hyperwiiality when she returned from a visit to her parents and saw that he had been playing video games since she left and had not stopped to eat or sleep.  &#8220;At least I don&#8217;t have to do the dishes,&#8221; she thought as she pulled the plug. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  hyperreality: blurring the lines of reality and fantasy as in video gaming or online virtual reality.  Hyperreality tricks the consciousness into accepting artificially contrived stimulation instead a conscious emotional involvement + Wii: a video game system (Elmer Fudd &#8212; a Looney Tunes cartoon character who couldn&#8217;t pronounce the letter r in words and substituted the letter w instead) <em>Created by:<\/em> mrskellyscl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electrauma<\/strong>:  \/<em>ilektroum\u00c9\u2122<\/em>\/ Summer has not been good for Billy. After 3 straight days of video gaming, he is having a bad case of electrauma. His game of choice, Grand Theft Auto, has left him a virtual vidiot. Everything he picks up becomes a weapon. When he tried to stab his roommate with a toothbrush the attendants at his nursing home decided it was time to cut off his game privileges and get him to sleep. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  electronic (relating to or carried out using a computer or other electronic device) + trauma (emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury) <em>Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Electrauma:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=splendiction\">splendiction<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2009-07-27: 20:53:00<\/em> <br \/>vidiot &#8211; hilarious!  Good word!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=xbox\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=xbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative, <\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: n. A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages! v. To twist yourself up into a knot while playing video games. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Nintendone: \/nin ten done\/ Seven hours of gaming left them nintendone. 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