Munchausen Syndrome by Technology

When an IT worker, usually in a leadership role, deliberately messes up something that works well to make their job seem irreplaceable (i.e., the hero). Symptoms include front line staff and vendors running around frantically in a "sky is falling" scenario only to discover after great detective work and duress one pulled wire or misconfigured group policy, which was not that way yesterday.

"Check the cable?"

"The desk hasn't moved from this spot in ten years."

"Check it anyway."

"Well I'll be .... printer's working fine now! Fourth time this week. Peter was just here yesterday.... you thinking what i'm thinking?
"Munchausen Syndrome by Technology."
"bingo."

by jj_702 October 17, 2019

raynods syndrome

A condition in which some areas of the body feel numb and cool in certain circumstances. It is also more likely for women to have it than men.

I have raynods syndrome and it makes my fingers and (mostly) my toes to turn purple or blue. It also make them numb.

by the tall smurf July 12, 2015

Sanders Syndrome

When you ignore bigotry targeted at your community from your friends/aquantences in order to further your own goals.

“I though Sean was gay, why is he hanging out with homophobes?”
“Oh Sean doesn’t care about that, he’s got a bad case of Sanders Syndrome.”

by thedeadneighbor July 31, 2019

White Room Syndrome

A lack of any detailed description in stories, novels or plays that leaves the setting vague and undefined.

Mortimer: "The novel's first chapter had such White Room Syndrome, I didn't know if Jim was in a store looking for a DVD of the Emoji Movie signed by Obama or voyaging through space for it"
(The above example is exaggerated for humor/humour)
Mortimer: " 'She ran inside the beautiful room, and waved to her friend in the room' This lacks any description about the room or her friend, therefore it has what we writers and readers call, White Room Syndrome"

by DictionaryDecimator July 7, 2024

Modpack Paralysis Syndrome

A debilitating condition affecting individuals who crumble under the sheer complexity of tech mods in Minecraft modpacks. Symptoms include brain shutdown, uncontrollable whining about "it's too confusing", and an inability to progress beyond punching trees. Severe cases may result in rage-quitting and retreating to vanilla Minecraft.

I tried introducing Archie to a modpack with Applied Energistics, but his Modpack Paralysis Syndrome kicked in, and he started hyperventilating over storage before singing the Pokemon theme song.

by MrBombastic112 March 1, 2025

Jealous Dumb Bitch Syndrome (JDBS)

This is a cutting-edge gender neutral neurological disorder, officially characterized by a range of symptoms including extreme feelings of jealousy which can lead to outrageously stupid actions. While presently untreatable, medical enthusiasts advise drinking a lot of alcohol to alleviate many of its side effects (for the benefit of the greater good).

Their extreme feelings envy resulted in such craziness that it was directly attributed to an unofficial diagnosis for Jealous Dumb Bitch Syndrome (JDBS).

by happigoluckiman April 9, 2025

Acute Chopinlessness Syndrome

"Acute Chopinlessness Syndrome" or "ACS" is a life-threatening & severe medical and psychological condition caused by one's pathological need of Fryderyk Chopin.

"Tytus Wojciechowski (1808-1879) passed away at the age of 71 because of Acute Chopinlessness Syndrome after not seeing his frycek for years."

by spring. January 14, 2023