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Infomercial Fail 

To fail amazingly badly at a basic or simple task. Infomercials use this kind of exaggerated, highly unlikely failure to demonstrate the nonexistent or dubious "problem" the product in question supposedly solves (i.e. trying to crack an egg into a bowl and instead splattering egg and crushed shell pieces all over everything within three feet, hammering a nail into drywall and sending the hammer right through the wall, eating a sandwich and having its entire contents fall directly into your lap, etc.).
Just full-on infomercial failed at cracking an egg. Twice.
Related Words
So like, the fear of missing out (FOMO) but for information. This can be any piece of information--from gossip, to a story, to a scientific fact, or more.
"I know something you don't know."
"Dude, tell me."
"I'll tell you the next time I see you."
"No! Now I have infomo, you gotta tell me."
infomo by tbaam November 23, 2019

infomercial 

How wordactors down on their luck/word make money. Origin: Contractions of the words informational and commercial. Interestingly enough is neither informational, nor commercial.
And if you call in right now, we'll throw in this remarkable mock-leather carrying case, absolutely free of charge!
infomercial by Vampiro September 4, 2003

infomercial 

a 30 minute commercial you watch at 6:30 in the morning that somehow is addicting and makes you not want to change the channel
i have to watch this windsor pilates infomercial because it's.... uhhhhrrrr.... (stares at screen as if posessed)
infomercial by andie September 20, 2003

infomercial 

A 30 minute commercial disguised as something newsworthy or groundbreaking.
Buying a ginsu knife will somehow make me a better cook!
infomercial by Anonymous September 9, 2003

infomaniac 

not to be confused with a nymphomaniac, an infomaniac is a person who thrives and exists based on his knowledge of facts (usually useless ones), much like a nymphomaniac relies on sex.
the symptoms of infomaniacy are obvious: a person who gathers information about anything in a very broad spectrum and without focus and has the need to share said information with all his surroundings.
John: "Did you hear that today in the news there was this article about the new research of the migration patterns of the extinct arctic snail that lived 400,000 years ago on a diet of microscopic alge and plankton and..."

Mia: Interrupting "You are such an infomaniac...."