demo-itis

UK/dɛməʊˈaɪtɪs/US/dɛmoʊˈaɪtɪs/

noun

Attachment to the way the unpolished demo version of a song sounds, which forms as an artist or fan listens to that version repeatedly, and which causes them to disprefer a later, better (studio) recording of the song.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:demo-itis.”

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Meanings

noundemo-itis (uncountable)

alternative demoitis

  1. uncountableAttachment to the way the unpolished demo version of a song sounds, which forms as an artist or fan listens to that version repeatedly, and which causes them to disprefer a later, better (studio) recording of the song.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:demo-itis.

Origin

From demo + -itis.

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APA

demo-itis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demo-itis

MLA

“demo-itis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demo-itis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demo-itis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demo-itis.

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