What is Mentionitis?
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The inflation of a name used in your vocabulary when talking; usually at the beginning stages of dating someone. Mentionitis is when you can't stop mentioning someone.
H: "These are great cookies"
S: "Matt likes cookies"
H: "So I was looking at something online..."
S: "I got a cool link from Matt, lets check it out."
H: "so..."
S: "Matt blah blah blah Matt Matt Matt"
H: "Whoa you have a strong case of mentionitis"
2.
The disease of constant obnoxious name-dropping etc.
Katie: Yo, I was just at Manhattan Beach yesterday...it was so nice.
Wes: Oh yeah, I went there last week with a friend who parties with Eddie Van Halen's drug dealer....
Katie: E You're hideous.
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Meaning
Act in a boastful, self-promoting manner.
Origin
The term in its present form is 19th century. Anthony Trollope, in his work ..
