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Doraitis 

Doraitis (noun)
Definition:
An extreme and often hilarious case of blindness or cluelessness, inspired by Dora from "Dora the Explorer," who famously couldn't see things right in front of her even with a talking map and audience help.
Symptoms include:

Not seeing something that's literally right in your face
Asking obvious questions like "Where is it?" when it's painfully obvious
Turning to imaginary friends for help
Repeating questions loudly as if it'll make things more visible
"Girl, your phone is literally in your pocket. You got Doraitis or something?"
"The keys are literally on the table! You got a STRONG case of Doraitis."
"She walked past the Starbucks entrance THREE TIMES. Someone call a doctor, her Doraitis is terminal."
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dorkitis 

When someone who supposedly does nothing attracts a lot of attention. Almost like a disease, it is contagious, and it is easily spread.
An example of Dorkitis. Someone in a chat room is minding their own business and people start trying to talk to them.
dorkitis by Dr. Obv June 8, 2009
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Doratism 

The obsesstion of "Dora The Explorer" when shes not on T.V kinda like a Dora fanatic
Haley: Dora! Dora!! Dora!!! Dora!!!! Dora!!!!!.
Tim: Somebodies got a bad case of Doratism.

dorkitis 

When you say stupid random things to your friends and co-workers that make no sense which are totally dorky and it rubs off on your officemates
I'm caught dorkitis which causes me to act stupid.
dorkitis by catherine p. October 6, 2006
The lack of ability to remember something. Forgets what they’re talking about halfway through a conversation and struggles to maintain any information
Sorry, I forgot, because I have doryitis!
doryitis by Wobbly Bottom November 8, 2017