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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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Earwormed
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: eer-wermd
Sentence: She was so earwormed she didn't even notice she had filed the tips off her fingers.
Etymology: ear + worm (wiggling through your brain)
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COMMENTS:
bzooom... that was my word ;) whatever... in german that is a common saying "i got an earworm"... in german "ohrwurm" - jonobo, 2007-05-12: 11:44:00
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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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COMMENTS:
Excellent first attempt,dovey1, welcome aboard! - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 23:35:00
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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.
Britardedness
Created by: InviDoll
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Britardedness is contageous, and travels through air. The britardedness causes the sufferer to both lose brain capacity and use the few bits that are left for the sake of spreading the britardedness only, such as humming and singing."
Etymology:
Earwormed
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: eer-wermd
Sentence: She was so earwormed she didn't even notice she had filed the tips off her fingers.
Etymology: ear + worm (wiggling through your brain)
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COMMENTS:
bzooom... that was my word ;) whatever... in german that is a common saying "i got an earworm"... in german "ohrwurm" - jonobo, 2007-05-12: 11:44:00
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Tunacy
Created by: emd2k3
Pronunciation: toon-a-see
Sentence: Thanks to Gwen Stefani, I'm mired in my own state of tunacy.
Etymology: Tune, Lunacy
Repeditty
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: re-ped-dit-ty
Sentence: "Poor, Rachel is suffering from a bout of repeditty again. Today it's Rick Astley's 'Never gonna give you up'".
Etymology: repeat + ditty
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)
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)
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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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