Hypercell Cage Syndrome

Situation in which an endless loop of an event (whether that be an activity, a day, a week, or any other period of time) is perpetuated from the standpoint of one cell (usually a person, in fiction) so that they can tweak details of the occurrence (or have them tweaked by other factors) in order to achieve a goal.

This can be both good and bad, in the sense that it's for a good cause, or it's a nightmare trap for some unfortunate victim.

P1: The movie Primer has a serious case of Hypercell Cage Syndrome, as exuded by the end in which an inordinate amount of time (and unknowable number of retries) is spent in perfecting an action during a party to prevent a potentially negative outcome.

P2: How so?

P1: One of the main characters uses a homemade time travel device to loop the same event.

P2: Oh, I see. I'm going to go spam that term on fb now.

by bundillion October 20, 2012

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Hyperbolitis

'Hyperbolitis' is the name of a condition and is derived from the English word 'hyperbole' which means to exaggerate for effect.

A sufferer of hyperbolitis will often over exaggerate every day occurrences and will, for want of a better phrase, "make a mountain out of a molehill."
It is a well known fact that many attention seekers suffer from hyperbolitis.

Principal Skinner: The things you don't know would fill a whole library and leave room for a few pamphlets.

Superintendent Chalmers: There's no need for hyperbole, Seymour.

Principal Skinner: I'm sorry I suffer from hyperbolitis.

by JayDee94 November 5, 2012

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