"teleportitis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: teleport + -itis Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teleport|itis}} teleport + -itis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} teleportitis (uncountable)
  1. (video games, informal) In some roguelike games, an intrinsic ability that causes the player's character to teleport from place to place without warning. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: polymorphitis
    Sense id: en-teleportitis-en-noun-m7zr~FP6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -itis Topics: video-games

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