telephonitis

== English == === Etymology === From telephone +‎ -itis, as though it were a medical condition. === Pronunciation === === Noun === telephonitis (uncountable) (humorous) A tendency to use the telephone excessively. 1950, United States. Congress. House. Banking and Currency Committee, Extension of Rent Control, 1950: Hearings... (page 104); quoted from the Times-Picayune, May 4, 1950 Ever since Saturday the A. J. Favaloro family has been suffering from an acute case of "telephonitis." The telephone began ringing at 5 a.m. Saturday and has hardly stopped since.