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hyperventilate

What all the cool kids were doing at elementary school to render themselves unconscious.
Greg deliberately hyperventilated until he passed out, and all the other kids clapped and cheered.
hyperventilate by Bloopy April 9, 2005

hyperventilatey 

The state of over-absorption of oxygen through rapid breathing, often caused by shock, fear, or anticipation.
Just one glimpse of the oreo-cookie-chocolate-chip cookies caused him to go all hyperventilatey.
hyperventilatey by emulsifier September 21, 2011

de-hyperventilate 

Refers to what you do immediately following a super-stressful/worrisome period/event (like an emergency repair or tense/uncertain appointment with someone) which you have wheezingly struggled thtough without mishap (thankfully!); you are thus obliged to "deflate and regroup" in exhausted relief afterwards.
I was shaking in my shoes all during my 20-mile drive home due to some malfunctioning of my car's engine, but luckily I did make it back without incident, and then after I'd sat there in my driveway and de-hyperventilated for a few, I checked under da hood to ferret out da issues, and was immensely relieved to see dat it was all fairly-minor stuff dat I could fix myself.
de-hyperventilate by QuacksO August 26, 2019