sequelitis

noun

Etymology

From sequel + -itis.

  1. derived from sequēla
  2. derived from sequele
  3. inherited from sequele
  4. suffixed as sequelitis — “sequel + itis

Definitions

  1. The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.

    • For an exhilarating period, until spectacle and sequelitis restored formula to the throne, experimentation became big box-office.
    • Suffering a bad case of sequelitis, this Sister Act follow-up is too formulaic and frequently pauses to sermonize at the expense of entertaining.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sequelitis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA