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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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Ituneout
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: "eye-toon-owt"
Sentence: On stressful Subway rides, Glenda would often ituneout.
Etymology: iTunes, tune out
Oblivimuse
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: ob li vee meuse
Sentence: florence had a moment of complete oblivimuse until frank tapped her on the shoulder because she was singing out of key
Etymology: from being oblivious and amused by something
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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Applesmack
Created by: memexikon
Pronunciation: ap ul smak'
Sentence: Applesmack my weird brain, I can't take it anymore.
Etymology: Apple (computer) + smack (heroin or slap)
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
I-thistic
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: Ithistic
Sentence: Often an autist is recognised ad its I-thistic earphones.
Etymology: from autism
Apathedonize
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: ap-aw-thi-DO-NIZ
Sentence: Any time the world gets to be too much, she apathedonizes through her diregard for what goes on around her by focusing on her own pleasure and favorite tunes
Etymology: apathy + hedonist
Oblissvious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əblisvēəs
Sentence: Mary seems to always have her earbuds stuck in her ears. She goes through life completely oblissvious to what is going around her. Co-workers are amused to see her dancing down the hall whisper-singing her favorite tune. The scary part is that her iPod hasn't worked for weeks. All the music she hears comes from her head.
Etymology: oblivious (not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one) + bliss (perfect happiness; great joy)
Oblivasorb
Created by: Marli
Pronunciation: O-bilv-a-sorb
Sentence: Charolette had not a care in the world as she oblivasorbed her way through the day!
Etymology: oblivious + self-absorbed
Mpfree
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: empēfrē
Sentence: Brenda listens to music to the exclusion of all else. Her friends call her oblivious. She prefers MPfree.
Etymology: A play on MP3 music players
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