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DEFINITION: n., Second-hand sound which has escaped from a headset. v., To play music on personal listening device so loudly that it leaks out of the earphones.
Verboticisms
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Rifflux
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: riff lucks
Sentence: The rifflux from his buds as she stood beside hin on the subway was irritating, but not nearly as bad as his crotch grabbing shrieks whenever he heard Jacko hit the high notes. she resolved to get up two hours earlier and walk to work in future.
Etymology: reflux (regurgitation), riff (riff).
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COMMENTS:
I like it. - petaj, 2007-10-05: 05:10:00
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Bangnamstyle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bang nam style
Sentence: Adele was floored when her Grandma played her music so loudly on her headphones. Grandma also sang out loud and off key to whatever she gyrated to. Her current favourite was so loud, Adele called it her bangnam-style, as it would have broken most ear drums at that volume. Eh Sexy Deaf Lady!
Etymology: Bang (loud noise) & Gangnam-style (pop hit by Korean PSI’s song “Gangnam Style,” which mocks the consumerism of a rich Seoul suburb and features a horse-riding-style dance)
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COMMENTS:
clever ! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-11-07: 10:55:00
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Rocophony
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: (räk ˈkäfənē) rok 'kafinee
Sentence: There is nothing more irritating to me on an early morning commute to work, than hearing the rocaphany of music from a fellow straphanger's headphones over my own!
Etymology: "rock" from loud rock music + cacophony (a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds: a cacophony of deafening alarm bells
Contamusication
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /kəntæmju:zɪkəɪʃən/
Sentence: In nowadays world, contamusication is becoming more and more common.
Etymology: CONTAMUSICATION. n. From Contamination (the act or process of contaminating) + Music (vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm)
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COMMENTS:
Good word. Very cerebral. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-04: 09:32:00
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Handmesound
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: HAND-mee-sound
Sentence: Alex's understanding of what he called "popular music" came entirely from handmesound hip-hop he picked up on the bus.
Etymology: hand-me-down + sound
Audioruption
Created by: grondak
Pronunciation: aw-dee-oh-rup-shun
Sentence: I couldn't sleep on the plne because of the audioruption coming from the passenger next to me.
Etymology: "audio" related to hearing; "ruption" from "interruption" - to break into.
Earscapism
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: eer-scape-izm
Sentence: Because of the earscapism of her husband's crappy iPod headphones, she picked up the phone to call Bose.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word...conjures up the image of an "earscape"- like an audio landscape. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-05: 11:35:00
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Audiocreep
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: aw - dee - ooo - kreep
Sentence: Tonya felt that she was suffering from audiocreep. Because her dad was losing his hearing, she could not escape his television, music or computer as he increasingly amplified everything around him.
Etymology: audio, creep (grow or spread)
Overpodulation
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: oh-vur-pod-u-la-shun
Sentence: I liked the tune, but it just didn't sound crisp when heard via overpodulation.
Etymology: overpopulation, I-pod
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Pseudonym. Thank you Pseudonym. ~ James
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