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DEFINITION: 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.
Verboticisms
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Dittyditzy
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: dit-E-ditz-E
Sentence: In a strange twist of events, Marcia became the top salesperson of the month at the Hummer dealership. Each time she would be with a customer and start to say "Hummer," she would break into a rendition of the Black Eyed Peas "My Humps," much to the delight of her mostly male customer base.
Etymology: dittty (song) + ditzy (scatterbrained)
Synapping
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sin-app-ing
Sentence: Sinead was synapping, her toes tapping and her fingers snapping to the cringeworthy pop tune. But no matter how hard she tried she couldn't snap out of it to work on her tax return.
Etymology: snap (your fingers to the beat) + synapse (connections in your brain) + nap (sleep)
Musiechosis
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: mu-si-eck-O-sis
Sentence: Bob didn't feel well and being a great believer in an alternative healer, named Gleestruck, went to see him. Gleestruck suggested that Bob listen, at least 111 times, to the pop melodyssey, "Macarthur Park". When he returned (or retuned) a few days later the healer asked him, "How are you?" Bob replied, "The song has ended, but the malady lingers on." A few days later,when the annoying pop song would not stop endlessly repeating itself in his mind; Bob, although not wishing to appear a melingerer, sought treatment at his local hospital, where a doctor told him he was suffering from musiechosis or, as it is commonly known, popmentiplay.
Etymology: Musiechosis:musi/c+ech/o+osis:condition Gleestruck-glee(OE)music+struck:smitten Melingerer-mel/ody+ ma/lingerer. Popmentiplay-pop(song)+ment:(mind)+play
Tunestruck
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: toon-struk
Sentence: Purpleartichokes got tunestruck when the Meatloaf tune "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" literally did just that.
Etymology: moonstruck, tune
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COMMENTS:
Yep, that's the current song that has me dittywitted. - purpleartichokes, 2007-08-17: 06:47:00
Poor you...got my sympathy vote! - remistram, 2007-08-17: 09:22:00
I'm being tunestruck at this moment by that terrible tune by Kylie Minogue," I Can't Get You Out Of My Head". Great word- you get my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-17: 19:22:00
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Simpstupid
Created by: Gionuzzo
Pronunciation: SIMP stoo pid
Sentence: Jerry, after studying for his SATs for the last 22 hours straight, was completely confident with his ability to do well. Unfortunately, he sunk into a simpstupid when he heard the girl across from him singing Public Affair. He couldn't get that stupid song out of his head, and he ended up scoring only about 200.
Etymology: Jessica Simpson + stupid
Incompoptence
Created by: sweetclarity
Pronunciation: In-com-pop-tence.
Sentence: They threatened to fire her for incompoptence when she spent her whole workday humming 'Oops, I Did It Again!' instead of answering the phone.
Etymology:
Debassment
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: de - base - ment
Sentence: As George scored the neurobiology exam, he discovered one of the most severe case of debassment he had ever seen. A student had answered every question only with the phrase "Insane in the membrane."
Etymology: debasement (to reduce in quality or value) + bass (guitar)
Bubbledumb
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: BUHB-buhl-duhm
Sentence: Alex began to wonder if his romantic failings were the result of a piece of bubbledumb lodged in his head since 1987.
Etymology: bubble-gum (pop music) + dumb
Popheimers
Created by: Boronia
Pronunciation: pop'-hi-merz
Sentence: Unlike Alzheimer's Disease, which is more prevalent in people over 65 years old, Popheimer's afflicts the younger set. It is brought on by a steady feeding of pop songs throughout one's day, with entertainment as the goal. In its advanced stages, victims lose the ability even to remember the redundant songs, so they provide an endless stream of them via ear buds and i-pods. In this way, they are able to avoid the realization that nothing of import moves through their grey matter anymore.
Etymology: pop music + Alzheimer's
