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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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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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Refrayn
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re frayn
Sentence: Oops, she did it again, that annoying refrayn, that's stuck in her brain and causing her pain!
Etymology: Refrain (a part or corus of a song) & Fray (to get on one's nerve, cause friction)
Backsynced
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Back-sincd
Sentence: I'm totally backsynced right now.
Etymology: Back(street boys)+ (N)sync
Redunditty
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ridənditē
Sentence: The pain sent Judy screaming to the hospital. The sound at first sounded like CARS but soon escalated to the roar of B-52s. It felt like her ear canal was full of BEATLES. The doctor diagnosed her with a case of redunditty. Though she didn*t fear MEGADEATH she thought she might go DEF LEPPARD so she sought THE CURE. The surgeon eased her pain with a LOVING SPOONFUL. She was so happy she gave the doc a KISS.
Etymology: redundancy (the state of being no longer needed or useful) + ditty (a short simple song)
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COMMENTS:
love it - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-11: 05:56:00
I bet she decorates with The Hollies at Christmas and her house has lots of Doors, Troggs, Zombies and Kinks. The WHOse Who of rock bands! Groovy word! - Nosila, 2009-09-12: 00:17:00
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Discognition
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Diss-kog-nish-shun
Sentence: She tried her best to focus on the lecturer, but all she could hear in her head was "Asereje! Aha! Ahe!" (and further Spanish pop gibberish).
Etymology: Disco + dis- + cognitive. Cognitive: to do with thinking.
Repetipop
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: re pet ee pop
Sentence: colin had been stuck in the lift and could not get that repetipop song out of his head, in the end he started singing "I know a song that will get on your nerves" to try and forget it.
Etymology: from repetition and pop
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)
Psychoral
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: si-kor-al
Sentence: Her mum had switched the station again. When the alarm radio went off, Mary woke to the Sunday Service and 'Holy, Holy, Holy.' It stuck in her head all day. Since she was a fan of Cradle of Filth, for her this was a form of psychoral torture.
Etymology: psyche (of the soul or mind) + choral (a slow stately hymn tune)
Loopotomy
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: loop-ah-toe-mee
Sentence: I was trying to do the crossword today, and had a bad case of loopotomy. All I could hear in my head was "Tie me kangaroo down, sport" over and over and over...
Etymology: loop (endless repeating bit of audio) + lobotomy (Surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain to sever one or more nerve tracts)
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COMMENTS:
Aw geez, now that song is stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-20: 06:40:00
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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