Nintendinitis

English

Alternative forms

• Nintendonitis

Etymology

Blend of Nintendo +‎ tendinitis

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĭn-tĕn'-dĭn-īʹ-tĭs, IPA^(key): /nɪnˌtɛn.dɪnˈaɪ.tɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Nin‧ten‧din‧i‧tis
• Rhymes: -aɪtɪs

Noun

Nintendinitis (uncountable)

1. (informal, video games) A form of repetitive strain injury affecting frequent video gamers, often from excessive use of the d-pad on a game controller.

Synonyms

• Nintendo thumb