Verboticism: Tunacy

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

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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Abducical

pedrofpardo

Created by: pedrofpardo

Pronunciation: /abˈdʌkzɪkl/

Sentence: This song is totally abducical. I can't think in anything else.

Etymology: Abduction (from Latin abduct-, abducere ‘lead away’) + Musical (▶adjective, relating to or accompanied by music)

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Dittydaze

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dit-ee-deyz

Sentence: It's stupid. It's annoying but it is ever so catchy. Joanie can't think of anything but that horrible little commercial jingle whenever she hears it. It puts her into a dittydaze.

Etymology: ditty (a short, simple song) + daze (state of bemusement)

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Cerebuttune

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: ce.re.but.toon

Sentence: I think, badada, it was, yeah, yeah, perhaps, doodidada, it was, bahdoo, bahdaa, probably it was, dababada, ahem, sorry, tell me again - what was the question? - You're cerebuttuned, aren't you?

Etymology: cerebral (related to the brain)+ butt (as in to butt against) + tune

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Incapopatated

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: in-ca-pop-uh-tated

Sentence: I've been so incapopitated the last few hours that everyone i see looks like a member of a boy-band in drag.

Etymology: from incapacitated + pop (music)

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Stupiditty

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: stew-pid-it-ee

Sentence: having got to the final question on 'who wants to be a gazillionaire', i was horrified to find myself stricken with stupiditty... curse you Justin Timberlake

Etymology: stupidity, ditty

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COMMENTS:

good one - porsche, 2007-02-20: 10:37:00

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Poptarded

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: pop-tar-ded

Sentence: Alex was rendered poptarded by his inability to think of anything but that stupid song he had heard on the radio this morning.

Etymology: pop - (i.e. pop culture) + tarded - (i.e. reduced)

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Repedittious

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: repəditēəs

Sentence: Rob’s morning is repedittious. Maybe his resistance was down due to a lack of restful sleep, maybe he needed more coffee but an insipid jingle from a commercial bore it’s way into his head and laid eggs. Nothing short of blasting caps seems to be able to remove it. ”The best part of waking up...” He doesn’t even drink coffee.

Etymology: repetitious (over and over esp. when unnecessary or tiresome) + ditty (a short simple song)

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Poploopy

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I'm completely poploopy with this darn song in my head!

Etymology: Pop: Pop song, Loopy: crazy & the song is on a loop

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Refrayn

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: re frayn

Sentence: Oops, she did it again, that annoying refrayn, that's stuck in her brain and causing her pain!

Etymology: Refrain (a part or corus of a song) & Fray (to get on one's nerve, cause friction)

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Tuneloony

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: tune + loony

Sentence: Arg, "Sexy Back" is stuck in my head and it's driving my tuneloony!

Etymology: Guess. :)

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