teleportitis

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English

Etymology

From teleport +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

teleportitis (uncountable)

  1. (video games, informal) In some roguelike games, an intrinsic ability that causes the player's character to teleport from place to place without warning.
    • 1990, Aaron Sher, “Teleportation”, in rec.games.hack (Usenet):
      Teleportitis is gained by eating a leprechaun or quantum mechanic or nymph.
    • 2006, Rorschach, “YAVP: Argos the Merry Minotaur”, in rec.games.roguelike.misc (Usenet):
      That ring stayed on his finger until resists became more an issue than damage output, and stayed off when I got teleportitis in the Slime pits and had to rely on teleport control.