capitalitis

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noun

The tendency to use capital letters gratuitously.

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Meanings

nouncapitalitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe tendency to use capital letters gratuitously.

    Some people seem to have "capitalitis": they put capital letters on words randomly, regardless of whether the words are nouns, adjectives, or verbs.

    1988, Sarah Norton, Bare Essentials, page 170

Origin

From capital + -itis.

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APA

capitalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitalitis

MLA

“capitalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitalitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capitalitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitalitis.

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