Verboticism: Musiechosis

'If I don't get this stupid song out of my head...'

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.

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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

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