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techsomnia 

When your brain will not allow you to sleep until you accomplish some technology-related task. Word devised by Kuroi Kaze on his Facebook wall 1/24/2011.
I was going to go to bed, but then techsomnia hit and I just HAD to root my Samsung Epic and put a new rom on there. Next thing I know it's 2:30 a.m. and I have to be up for work at 6.
techsomnia by BullCharge January 24, 2011
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Technomania 

Technomania takes over each time Apple releases a new iPhone model.
Technomania by talk2me-JCH2 December 4, 2022
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Textsomnia

The inability to get a decent night's sleep because of one's self-imposed obligation to read and reply to every single late night text. This thus results in a long drawn out dialogue which probably would have only lasted about 5 minutes over the phone.

An ailment often experienced by people who feel so self-important that must respond immediately to every form of technological communication.
Boss: Why are you so lethargic and lackluster at the office today?

Employee: I'm suffering from textsomnia. I couldn't get a wink of sleep last night because my friend kept texting me about the most random stuff...like Moby Dick...and floggings...and the caloric count of coconuts.
Textsomnia by VitruvianMan October 9, 2009

Telesomniac 

This is a person that automatically falls asleep about a third of the way through any show/movie EVERY SINGLE TIME! Even when this is something that the person really wants to watch.
"Hey man, didn't Ted pick this movie out? I can't believe he's already asleep!"
"Yea he always does this, he's aTelesomniac. He can't help it. Telesomnia is a serious medical condition."
Telesomniac by trapknowledge November 18, 2013

Technomania 

Excessive obsession, excitation, arousal, or fascination by the latest technological products, like devices, gadgets, or softwares.
A: Bob has rushed to stores once he heard about the iPad.
B: He's techteased by any new gadget. He's a real technoamaniac!

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A: Have you tried the new Android smartphones yet?!
B: I'm satisfied with my BlackBerry. I'm not very obsessed technomania!
Technomania by Ahmed Zidan October 1, 2010
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026