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DEFINITION: v. To turn up the volume on your ipod and zone out all exterior noise, chatter, distractions, and focus on what's really important - your own feelings! n. A person who is humming their own tune, and ignoring everything else.
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Idore
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: I-dore
Sentence: Only when I really pump it up, I can tune out all the ordinary people around me and truly iDore myself.
Etymology: iPod and to adore put together, with the "i" at the beginning also stressing the importance of the self.
Obsessebrate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: obb-SESS-eh-brayt
Sentence: Melanie is a totally self absorbed person who will ignore the needs or feelings of others and her worst annoying habit it obsessebrating when her favorite tunes are playing and will have the volume turned as high as it will go.
Etymology: Blend of 'obsessed' (To preoccupy the mind of excessively) and 'celebrate' (publicly acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity)
Hitune
Created by: hairydoginparis
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I HiTuned my iPod until I couldn't hear the baby's screams.
Etymology: Hi-from high, like high volume iTune-from the music played on iPods
Audiosamigo
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: aw-dee-OHS-a-MEE-goh
Sentence: Jim sat behind his desk, closed the textbook, took out his MP3 player, smiled at the class, and -- audiosamigo!
Etymology: audio + adios + amigo
Ivoid
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ahy-void
Sentence: Mary loves her music. Once she sticks her earbuds in she can ivoid anything unpleasant or bothersome.
Etymology: i (from iPod/iPad) + avoid (to keep away from; keep clear of; shun)
Interpodize
Created by: grammatically
Pronunciation: in-TER-pod-ize
Sentence: The school banned all music players for fear of students trying to interpodize.
Etymology: "inter" from root INTERNAL; "pod" from root iPOD
Zombiplod
Created by: ce0brb
Pronunciation: Zomb-i-plod
Sentence: Mildred was zombiplodding around without a care in the world
Etymology: Zombie & Plodding & an "i" for good measure.
Tonezoner
Created by: logan260
Pronunciation: TONE-ZONE-UR
Sentence: SHE'S SUCH A TONEZONER I'M SUPRISED SHE DOESN'T GET RUN OVER
Etymology: TONE-BEING TONED IN TO TUNES BEING ZONED OUT AS IN IN HER OWN WORLD
Ipotunism
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: "eye-poe-tune-is-im"
Sentence: I find my personal zen in the practice of ipotunism.
Etymology: from IPod, Tune and the buddhist "ism"
Musisolating
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: mus e solating
Sentence: Don't talk to me. I won't answer you as I'll musisolate.
Etymology: music + isolation
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