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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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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)
Repetuneattrition
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: repa-tuna-trition
Sentence: Barb is suffering from repetuneattrition, and probably won't rejoin us until she's been subjected to some other form of media or food.
Etymology: repeat + tune + attrition
Tuneitus
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: tune-i-tus
Sentence: After chaperoning her daughter's girl scout troop to a very loud Myley Cyrus concert Marylin found that she had developed a serious case of tuneitus. She doesn't know if she got it at the concert or from the girls singing the same song over and over in the bus, but now she couldn't get rid of it. After looking up her symptoms on Web MD she found to her horror that the only cure for tuneitus is to think of an equally droll song or else to try to pass the songworm to someone else by singing it outloud. It was cruel, she knew, but she had to get rid of it or she would go mad. "Harry," she called, "listen to this song the girls sang."
Etymology: tinnitus: a constant buzzing, ringing or whistling sound in one or both ears caused by an external trigger such as an ear infection or head injury + tune: the melody of a song that is simple and easy to remember
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COMMENTS:
The Mr. and I pass songworms back and forth all the time. It's a great, although nasty passive-aggressive way to get even. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-11: 06:38:00
I gave my wife the hamster dance song to suffer with a few years ago with several renewals. She retaliated with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMTeytJeSp8 - artr, 2009-09-11: 12:23:00
that's harsh (but funny) - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-11: 15:37:00
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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
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)
Mindpop
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: maain-pop
Sentence: Her mindpop had gotten really out of hand, she had gone from rolling it ouround inside the head to humming it aloud; and she just knew that soon she would be dancing the macarena in her cubicle!
Etymology: mind - as in nut, brain, wits or head if you will. pop - as in pop-music and headoverloadexplosion.
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COMMENTS:
Sounds painful - petaj, 2007-02-20: 03:01:00
Crap! That "Join" button looks exactly like the "Create" button. Not trying to steal your thunder, Allwise. - ErWenn, 2007-02-20: 08:28:00
No worries ErWenn, were you going to sign up with the name mindpop? ;-) - allwise, 2007-02-21: 02:06:00
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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
Popaloop
Created by: theyellowbunny
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Oops I Did It Again" gave Anna a mean popaloop after she read Britney Spears' latest fiasco.
Etymology:
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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COMMENTS:
good one - porsche, 2007-02-20: 10:37:00
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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