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tedium ad nauseam 

Tedium ad nauseam is the deathly boring combination of tedium (Latin for boredom) and ad nauseam (another Latin term used when something has been covered, explained, or talked about to the point of nausea ).
Cub reporter Gwyneth experienced a severe case of tedium ad nauseam when she was assigned by her newspaper to cover the speeches of Senator Harley "Windbag" Bottomsworth.
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ad nauseam

From the Latin term, meaning "to nausea." Used when something has been covered, explained, or talked about to the point of nausea, or to the point where it makes one sick.
Why must everyone tell me about that? It's been talked about ad nauseam!
ad nauseam by mmhmm January 24, 2005

Ad Nauseam

Ad Nauseam: 1. Repetitious to the point of wanting to throw up.
2. Going nowhere. Saying something so many times a student will absolutely not learn from his or her teacher. Kinda like a cycle of abuse, in a merri-go-round type of way.
1. I have heard them so much either I want to stick pencils in my eardrums or toss my lunch, they are ad nauseam.

2. Charlie Brown hears "wa wa wa wa wa" when his teacher speaks ad nauseam.
Ad Nauseam by Furmanski February 15, 2019

Geico ad nauseam 

A specific form of ad nauseam resulting from the excessive broadcasting of Geico commercials.

Feelings of disgust or annoyance that result from being exposed to too many Geico promotions.
I've started muting commercial breaks just to avoid the Geico ad nauseam.
Geico ad nauseam by redPooka January 7, 2021

Nauseating 

The accepted definition of nauseating is that it is an adjective meaning causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust. What it really means, though, is something or someone has provoked a feeling of disgust so repulsive that you need to vomit so badly that it becomes the sole reason for your existence. The vomiting that occurs is so violent that at the end of it you are sure that your testicles are now on the top of your head and your arsehole has moved up to join your eyeballs.
“The stench was truly nauseating.”
Nauseating by AKACroatalin November 29, 2015

Nauseastalgia 

Noun: The feeling you get when you see something from your childhood that you remember as awesome, but it turns out that it actually sucks.
I watched Krull the other day, and it filled me with nauseastalgia!
Nauseastalgia by Grouser January 15, 2011

Nausea Purgatory 

The prolonged period of overall discomfort experienced by someone who is nauseous and has an upset stomach, but does not gain relief of their symptoms and overall discomfort via vomitting.
"I spent all night in Nausea Purgatory," said George, "If I had thrown up I would have felt better, but I just stared at the porcelein looking glass, waiting for relief that would never come..."