Verboticisms

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

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Created by: jpmikkers

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Etymology: music stuck

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Created by: scorpio6000

Pronunciation: dōō-rän'dōō-rän'm-nee'-zhuh

Sentence: Standing in line at the Wal-Mart pharmacy, he was overcome with duranduranmnesia after being subjected to thirty-seven minutes of piped-in instrumental pop.

Etymology: n. [English, from Duran Duran, British New Wave musical group, from American English, “Dr. Durand Durand" character in science-fiction film Barbarella; + -mnesia n combining form –s (NL, fr. Amnesia): a (specified) type or condition of memory. Unrelat

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Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: en-sink-KRON-uh-kyood

Sentence: It started in the shower, went through breakfast, all through rush hour, into the office, and well past lunch before Lance began to notice he was so Nsynchronicued that he was wearing two different shoes, a Kerokerokeroppi tie, his suit coat was inside out, and that singing "Hit Me Baby One More Time" in the men's room was drawing mixed interest from onlookers.

Etymology: N'Sync (boy band) + chronic + cued (ready to play, as in a record or CD)

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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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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: stew pid ittee

Sentence: she was pretty such a pity 'bout the ditty induced stupiditty

Etymology: stupidity, ditty.

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COMMENTS:

Good lyricling. You get my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-18: 18:03:00

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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)

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: en-sike

Sentence: I'm to N"psyched to do anything right now.

Etymology: N'sync + psych

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COMMENTS:

Is there supposed to be some apostrophe between the n and the p? because I at first I thought it was pronounced nip-sitch. - mythman, 2007-08-21: 13:53:00

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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.

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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)

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