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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.
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Mindoverflo
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: mind-over-floo
Sentence: i will not hear anything anymore because i'm in a state of mindoverflo
Etymology: mind+overflo
Brainrefrainagain
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: brayn refrayn agayn
Sentence: Her name was Jane and she could not explain why it happened again. It was a pain that was hard to contain. When she heard a strain which should entertain, she instead got a brainrefrainagain. Over and over it would play again, even though she tried to abstain, but in her brain this tune would remain. She tried in vain to remain sane, but her attempts to constrain were a very big drain and soon it nearly drove her insane..."I'm leaving on a Jet Plane..." Oops, I did it again!
Etymology: Brain ( that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability) & Refrain (the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers) & Again (over and over;repeatedly)
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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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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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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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.
Tuneloop
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈtunˌlup/
Sentence: Tuneloops are often aggravated by only a partial knowledge of the lyrics.
Etymology: From tune + loop
Restrictuned
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: re-strick-tooned
Sentence: I spend much of my time restrictuned by awful songs I can't even remember the words to.
Etymology: Restricted (mental capacity) + tune
Ineptitune
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: in-ep-ti-tune
Sentence: Because he was unable to get that song out of his head, Bob got demoted for ineptitune.
Etymology: ineptitude, tune
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