Definitions

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  • noun A nervous condition which prevents a darts player from releasing the dart at the optimum moment.

Etymologies

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dart +‎ -itis

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Examples

  • And when Walsh, who overcame a bout of the dreaded arm problem 'dartitis' three years ago, squandered two shots at double top to go 2-1 up in the deciding set, Webster turned on the style as if he was turning off your stopcock.

    mirror.co.uk - Home 2009

  • And when Walsh, who overcame a bout of the dreaded arm problem 'dartitis' three years ago, squandered two shots at double top to go 2-1 up in the deciding set, Webster turned on the style as if he was turning off your stopcock.

    mirror.co.uk - Home 2009

  • In 1987 I got dartitis, a psychological condition which means you can't let your darts go properly.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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