dartitisn.
/dɑːˈtʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /dɑrˈtaɪdᵻs/ Darts colloquial.
A state of nervousness which prevents a player from releasing a dart at the right moment when throwing. Cf. yips n.
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1977 Daily Mirror 25 Oct. 30 They have had a touch of what is commonly known as ‘dartitis’. This complaint, caused by tension, means that the player cannot throw the dart properly or even let go of it at all.
1981 Darts World Jan. 5/1 Dartitis is the name given to one of the most distressing conditions a darts player can face..the inability to let go of a dart when about to throw.
1994 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 Apr. 90 There are 50,000 people in Britain who'd give anything to find a cure for dartitis—ordinary working men who just love playing the game.
2004 P. Taylor & S. Waddell Power 40 Dartitis is like the yips in golf, and means you cannot let go of the dart at the optimum moment.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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