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DEFINITION: n., Second-hand sound which has escaped from a headset. v., To play music on personal listening device so loudly that it leaks out of the earphones.
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Bangnamstyle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bang nam style
Sentence: Adele was floored when her Grandma played her music so loudly on her headphones. Grandma also sang out loud and off key to whatever she gyrated to. Her current favourite was so loud, Adele called it her bangnam-style, as it would have broken most ear drums at that volume. Eh Sexy Deaf Lady!
Etymology: Bang (loud noise) & Gangnam-style (pop hit by Korean PSI’s song “Gangnam Style,” which mocks the consumerism of a rich Seoul suburb and features a horse-riding-style dance)
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COMMENTS:
clever ! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-11-07: 10:55:00
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Sonicooze
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: son-ik-ooz
Sentence: His grandma subjected him to deeply annoying sonicooze of Englebert Humperdinck while he crammed for his math exam.
Etymology: sonic + ooze
Soundeflect
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Sow-nd-ee-flekt
Sentence: When Sarah listened to her heavy metal through her earphones her mum was still able to here it due to the soundeflect, being more into classical music herself, this would drive her so mad that she had to resort to wearing earplugs.
Etymology: Sound(vibrations which travel through the air and are sensed by the ear) + Deflect(turn aside from a straight course or intended purpose) ORIGIN Latin eflectere from flectere 'to bend' = Soundeflect
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-04: 12:35:00
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Tracksposure
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: tr-exposure
Sentence: this morning in the bus to work, before coffee, I was tracksposed to frans bauer. I still have a bad mood
Etymology: track(s) exposure
Groovage
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: gruv-age
Sentence: Grandma got her groove on with the new iPod, but there was a lot of groovage because she didn't have her hearing aids in. So we all got down and got funky while she baked pies for the church supper.
Etymology: groove: a situation or activity that one enjoys, is especially well suited for or performs exceptionally well + groovy: pleasing, trendy, cool ( a colloquialism from the hippy era meaning very pleasing, wonderful) + age: length of life + leakage: act or instance of leaking
Audioh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aw dee owe
Sentence: audioh is derived from the teenage phenomenon audiohmygod, but the music is older.
Etymology: audio, oh!
Podlution
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pod/loo/shuhn
Sentence: The podlution emanating from fifty different passengers on the subway this morning was not only deafening, but also migraine irritating.
Etymology: PODLUTION - noun - from iPOD + POLLUTION
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COMMENTS:
brilliant1 - galwaywegian, 2008-09-04: 06:11:00
great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-05: 01:35:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym. ~ James
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