Verboticisms

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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Created by: dovey1

Pronunciation: rE pet ti tune Itis

Sentence: I have been suffering all day with a very bad case of repetitunitis.

Etymology: repeti for repetitive -pertaining to or characterized by repetition. tun for tune- to put a musical instrument in tune (often fol. by up). to give forth a musical sound. to be in harmony or accord; become responsive. itis for itis-a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis).

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COMMENTS:

Excellent first attempt,dovey1, welcome aboard! - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 23:35:00

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Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: eer-wermd

Sentence: She was so earwormed she didn't even notice she had filed the tips off her fingers.

Etymology: ear + worm (wiggling through your brain)

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COMMENTS:

bzooom... that was my word ;) whatever... in german that is a common saying "i got an earworm"... in german "ohrwurm" - jonobo, 2007-05-12: 11:44:00

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Created by: devi007x

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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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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: leer/ic/loop

Sentence: The doctor diagnosed it as "Lyricloop Syndrome" which could only be cured by beta-brain blockers and a week's holiday in a warm spot without access to an iPod, steel drums, or a karaoke machine.

Etymology: lyric (song) + loop (something that continues endlessly)

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: frut/lups/corn/pops

Sentence: Like her good friend sponge bob square pants fruitloopscornpops was afflicted with repetitive corny lyrics messing up her brain

Etymology: Fruitloops + corny pop songs

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COMMENTS:

I like this - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-20: 12:26:00

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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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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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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: re-strick-tooned

Sentence: I spend much of my time restrictuned by awful songs I can't even remember the words to.

Etymology: Restricted (mental capacity) + tune

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