Faradize

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faradize
/far'@·di:z/
Usage: v.
Derivation: US Geological Survey


faradize: /far'@·di:z/ v.

[US Geological Survey] To start any hyper-addictive process or trend, or to continue adding current to such a trend. Telling one user about a new octo-tetris game you compiled would be a faradizing act -- in two weeks you might find your entire department playing the faradic game.

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Source: faradize, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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