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'If I don't get this stupid song out of my head...'

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.

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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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Excellent first attempt,dovey1, welcome aboard! - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 23:35:00

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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)

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Psychoral

CharlieB

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)

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Stupiditty

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: stew-pid-it-ee

Sentence: having got to the final question on 'who wants to be a gazillionaire', i was horrified to find myself stricken with stupiditty... curse you Justin Timberlake

Etymology: stupidity, ditty

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good one - porsche, 2007-02-20: 10:37:00

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Lyricloop

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: leer/ic/loop

Sentence: The doctor diagnosed it as "Lyricloop Syndrome" which could only be cured by beta-brain blockers and a week's holiday in a warm spot without access to an iPod, steel drums, or a karaoke machine.

Etymology: lyric (song) + loop (something that continues endlessly)

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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

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Ahamorrage

Created by: alphabetapolothology

Pronunciation: a-HA-morrage

Sentence: The ahamorrage became worse and worse until she could do nothing but stare into space and mumble "take on me, take me on."

Etymology: The 80's band A-ha & hemorrage.

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Popsick

Created by: dmitry13

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Madthem

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mad them

Sentence: It started again the rousing rendition of "Oh say can you see"...over and over again. She tried listening to all other types of music, even annoying songs, but the madthem persisted. Why did it keep haunting her? And then one day, she figured it out. She always fell asleep watching the late, late movie and at it's end, the US National anthem played until she woke up and crawled into bed. The only way to stop the madness was to go to bed earlier...and turn off the darn TV!

Etymology: Mad (affected with madness or insanity) and Anthem (a song of praise,devotion, motivation for a God, nation or cause)

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Cerebuttune

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: ce.re.but.toon

Sentence: I think, badada, it was, yeah, yeah, perhaps, doodidada, it was, bahdoo, bahdaa, probably it was, dababada, ahem, sorry, tell me again - what was the question? - You're cerebuttuned, aren't you?

Etymology: cerebral (related to the brain)+ butt (as in to butt against) + tune

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 00:00:01
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 15:20:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-01-27: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s. Thank you w5lf9s. ~ James

Koekbroer - 2012-05-22: 01:45:00