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DEFINITION: n. A state of reduced mental capacity, caused by an inability to think of anything but an annoying pop song, which seems to be endlessly repeating itself in your mind. v. To play a stupid song in your head, over and over again.
Verboticisms
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Repedittious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: repəditēəs
Sentence: Rob’s morning is repedittious. Maybe his resistance was down due to a lack of restful sleep, maybe he needed more coffee but an insipid jingle from a commercial bore it’s way into his head and laid eggs. Nothing short of blasting caps seems to be able to remove it. ”The best part of waking up...” He doesn’t even drink coffee.
Etymology: repetitious (over and over esp. when unnecessary or tiresome) + ditty (a short simple song)
Repetitunitis
Created by: dovey1
Pronunciation: rE pet ti tune Itis
Sentence: I have been suffering all day with a very bad case of repetitunitis.
Etymology: repeti for repetitive -pertaining to or characterized by repetition. tun for tune- to put a musical instrument in tune (often fol. by up). to give forth a musical sound. to be in harmony or accord; become responsive. itis for itis-a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis).
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COMMENTS:
Excellent first attempt,dovey1, welcome aboard! - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 23:35:00
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Earwiggedout
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: eer-wig-dowt
Sentence: "Material Girl" caused Eunice to be so earwiggedout that she constructed a flaming effigy of Madonna right there on her bed.
Etymology: earwig = a song that sticks in your head & wigged out = a state of mental panic
Doobeedoodeerangement
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: doo bee doo dee rainj ment
Sentence: her defence team alleged that she was in a state of doobeedoodeerangement when she mounted the kerb.
Etymology: doo bee doo bee doo (f. sinatra), derangement
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COMMENTS:
Ha! Good one! - Osomatic, 2007-02-20: 15:18:00
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Tuneloop
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈtunˌlup/
Sentence: Tuneloops are often aggravated by only a partial knowledge of the lyrics.
Etymology: From tune + loop
Dittydaze
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dit-ee-deyz
Sentence: It's stupid. It's annoying but it is ever so catchy. Joanie can't think of anything but that horrible little commercial jingle whenever she hears it. It puts her into a dittydaze.
Etymology: ditty (a short, simple song) + daze (state of bemusement)
Songatonia
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: song - uh - ton -ya
Sentence: My brother made me listen to N-Sync today, and I've been suffering with terrible songatonia ever since.
Etymology: Song - Music, ditty atonia - From catatonia, a state of stupor.
Redumbdancy
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: re-dum-dun-see
Sentence: "Tubthumping" caused such a severe case of redumbdancy that Karen was unable to study for over a week
Etymology: dumb + redundancy
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-02-20: 08:30:00
That "Join" button looks exactly like the "Create" button. There should be some obvious indicator that you're not clicking on the same thing you click on every day. The page looks nearly identical, and I know I'm not the first person to accidentally join a group.
Hey ErWenn, Yes, I think you're right. I have removed the "join group" button. Players are now required to create a unique word before it can be saved. (Plus, as an added bonus, I have taken your name off the creators list for allwise's word, which you "accidentally" joined. Now you can go ahead and create your own word for the day.) Thanks ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s. Thank you w5lf9s. ~ James
Koekbroer - 2012-05-22: 01:45:00