ad nauseam

American  

[ad naw-zee-uhm, -am] / æd ˈnɔ zi əm, -ˌæm /

adverb

1. to a sickening or disgusting degree.

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ad nauseam British  

/ -sɪ-, æd ˈnɔːzɪˌæm /

adverb

1. to a disgusting extent

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ad nauseam Cultural  

1. To go on endlessly; literally, to continue “to seasickness”: “The candidate told us the details of how he overcame his childhood problems ad nauseam.”

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ad nauseam Idioms  

1. To ridiculous excess, to a sickening degree. For example, I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam. The term, Latin for “to [the point of] nausea,” has been used in English since the early 1600s.

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Etymology

Origin of ad nauseam

< Latin: literally, to seasickness

Example Sentences

“And I think that’s why I was able to believe in myself almost ad nauseam.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Nearly three decades ago, he had “Titanic’s” Jack woo Rose by saying, “I see you” — a line he’d go on to repeat ad nauseam in “Avatar” — and now the phrase is affixed in ordinary conversation.

From Los Angeles Times

As any theatergoer or stage actor will tell you — often ad nauseam — the audience is always part of the performance; the story is not just occurring in front of you, it’s all around you.

From Los Angeles Times

Ohtani’s penchant for delivering on command is something that has been discussed ad nauseam — I wrote about it again after Ohtani homered in an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants four days earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

In turn, of course, I then made this fennel-and-cheese dish ad nauseam in the ensuing years.

From Salon