TiVo Syndrome 

When someone who has a TiVo or DVR system tries fast-forwarding though live TV out of a habit of viewing recorded programs.

Some may pause during a commercial and try to blow some time so that they may eventually skip through commercials.

What's she doing?

Oh, she's got TiVo Syndrome. She thinks that everything is already pre-recorded.

TiVo Syndrome by JEWSIAN. August 14, 2010

tivo snooze 

the act of pausing live tv via TiVo... in order to be woken up when it catches up to live television.
(1st gen TiVo = 30min snooze)

"are you getting up megan? ok, i'm just going to tivo snooze once." zzzzzzzzzzzz.

tivo snooze by zzz zzz zzzzzzzzzzzz September 23, 2011

Shi-tivo

a state of television frustration.

example-When your wife or girlfriend simultaneously records crap shows (ex. Jerseylicious, Billy the Exterminator, or Real Housewives of the...) on the DVR, thus preventing quality television viewing.

I wanted to watch the game last night, but Tina logjammed the DVR with garbage. Shi-tivo!

Shi-tivo by initech_cmart February 21, 2011

Leaving the seat up on the TiVo 

To leave the TV on a channel that annoys someone else in the house when turning off the TV.

I get SO mad when I see the Lifetime network everytime I turn the tv on. I started Leaving the seat up on the TiVo and changing the channel to NFL Network before I turn the TV off.

Leaving the seat up on the TiVo by NCdubmixer February 24, 2011