Originally used to describe the pallor which developed amongst inveterate D&D players, it widened to include denizens of any stripe who resided in the basement of their parents. Most recently it is used to describe the complexion of any video game addict.
1978: His dungeon tan is proof enough that he is an indestructible wizard.
1998: "Yo, ghost boy ! Nice dungeon tan. I see that you gave up POGs for Magic Cards !"
2008: PlayStation and Xbox gave him the dungeon tan. But at least Wii gives him some muscle tone.
A parody of text adventures created by Strong Bad. It takes place in Medieval times and stars Thy Dungeonman as he tries to get Ye Flask, but somehow cannot get Ye Flask (the game does not tellest thou).
"You are Thy Dungeonman. Ye find yeself in yon dungeon. Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH, and DENNIS."