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DEFINITION: v. To turn up the volume on your ipod and zone out all exterior noise, chatter, distractions, and focus on what's really important - your own feelings! n. A person who is humming their own tune, and ignoring everything else.
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Knoblivion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nob liv ee yon
Sentence: When Olivia hit the volume button on her ipod, she managed to enter her own little world, unaware of anything around her. She created a world of knoblivion, where nothing else existed but her. It was during this state of knoblivion that she failed to notice the red sports car that barely missed her and had to swerve into a big tree, flipping over the vehicle and trapping the driver. Calamities to others followed her until one day, she ignored the warning bells and the 4:15 downtown bus punched her ticket permanently.
Etymology: Knob (dial;button that controls volume) & Oblivion (forgetfulness;a state of being unaware)
Narcissipodism
Created by: adobrodt
Pronunciation: NAR-si-SIP-aw-dism
Sentence: Jenny's rampant narcissipodism caused her to miss all of Thanksgiving dinner.
Etymology: From narcissism and IPOD.
Iptrovert
Created by: librarian
Pronunciation: ip'-tro-vert
Sentence: i was listening to my sister for a while but then just iptroverted because he was complaining about her friends.
Etymology: ipod + introvert
Exteriorizing
Created by: soundbabyyy
Pronunciation: ex tear arise ing
Sentence: i am exteriorizing with my ipod
Etymology:
Obsessebrate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: obb-SESS-eh-brayt
Sentence: Melanie is a totally self absorbed person who will ignore the needs or feelings of others and her worst annoying habit it obsessebrating when her favorite tunes are playing and will have the volume turned as high as it will go.
Etymology: Blend of 'obsessed' (To preoccupy the mind of excessively) and 'celebrate' (publicly acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity)
Emptyme
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: empty-me
Sentence: Joy would plug into her Emptyme Player to tune out everything but what she wanted to hear. She was so shallow that, even when she wrecked her dad's new car with her boyfriend in it, the paramedics found her sitting on the curb singing along to "Oops I did it again" by Brittany Spears while her boyfriend moaned in pain in the front seat.
Etymology: empty+me -- wordplay on MP3 player
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COMMENTS:
Emptymology is perfect! - Nosila, 2009-08-07: 22:22:00
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Zombiplod
Created by: ce0brb
Pronunciation: Zomb-i-plod
Sentence: Mildred was zombiplodding around without a care in the world
Etymology: Zombie & Plodding & an "i" for good measure.
Audiovile
Created by: omista
Pronunciation: aw-di-O-VIL
Sentence: her disregard for the world around her was exemplified in her audiovile ways, especially when she was plugged into her new Ipod
Etymology: Audiophile + vile
Oblivivapoding
Created by: highwireart
Pronunciation: O-bli-va-pod-ing
Sentence: The spreadsheet was due by the end of the day and oblivapoding was the only way it was going to get done.
Etymology: Oblivious=The only existance is you and your world. Viva=To live IPod=Preserves sanity in a cubicle office environment
Inthezone
Created by: Flamechick911
Pronunciation: In-the-zone
Sentence: Later on they told me she'd been screaming my name for an hour, but I can't help it if I'm inthezone.
Etymology: from zoning out
Comments:
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