The seemingly real "switch" of winners in sports games back and forth in a grudge match, particularly in Fifa or Madden.

It's possible to win when you should lose, but it's harder. Maddenitis usually happens when the two players are around even skill level.
Person 1 and Person 2 are playing a sports game on their home console.
Person 1 starts off with the "upper hand" and plays with ease. This would mean that Player 2 has maddenitis, and next match, Player 1 will have it.

"Wow, the only reason you picked that was because of Maddenitis."
by Steven Grillock March 1, 2009
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A condition characterised by an irrational obsession with the actor Richard Madden.
"i fancy Richard Madden so much I would happily lick the sole of his shoe"

"wow, you have a bad case of Maddenitis"
by Shopaholic92 May 21, 2019
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a condition relating to the excessive playing of the video game Madden NFL 200-whatever.

1. your hands are hurting excessivly because of overplaying.

2. you withdrawl from all your friends to play the game in your dark basement alone.
"Sorry I can't type. I've got Maddenitis."

"Hey, how about you call Chad to see if he wants to come to the movies with us?"
"Nah, he's got Maddenitis."
by Russ Buckley August 10, 2005
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When you tell the boys you can't hang because your franchise is going to the Super Bowl, but really you just want to make out with your girl.
"I can't bake cookies and play games tonight; I got Madden."
by Squirrels_in_my_pants January 30, 2021
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Nonsensical gibberish or, alternately, blindingly obvious observations spouted by one of the most inept football commentators in the history of the medium. Fox thought Pat was the senile one when it was John all along.
"To win the game, you have to score more points than the other team."

"It doinked the post, and whenever the ball doinks the post, you want it to bounce back between the posts."

"Donovan McNabb is doing the things
Donovan McNabb does."

"First down is a good down."

"The quarterback's job is to throw the ball to his receivers."

"That was a dumb play. Dumb play. You know, that was a dumb play. I mean, that was a dumb play. I've seen some dumb plays, but that was a dumb play! (lampooned by the Simpsons. Sez Homer, "that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I've seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked.")."
by John Madden sucks November 16, 2004
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Madden tends to be a smart and good looking guy but doesn’t really enjoy school. He is really easy to keep a relationship with and makes a good boyfriend.
Madden is so nice

I’m going to ask out madden

Madden looks good today
by Jules223 January 29, 2018
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A video game that causes obsessive behavior.

The reason some girls don't get any sex.

"So did you finally get some last night?"
"No he wanted to play stupid madden!"
by Bunnyball December 22, 2006
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