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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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Noblivious
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nob liv ee us
Sentence: Isadora was noblivious when she zoned in on her music and dialed away the world. She missed seeing so many accidents that she caused due to her inattention.
Etymology: Nob (variant spelling of KNOB,a button on a dial to adjust sound on a radio) & Oblivious (failing to keep in mind)
Ipotunism
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: "eye-poe-tune-is-im"
Sentence: I find my personal zen in the practice of ipotunism.
Etymology: from IPod, Tune and the buddhist "ism"
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
Myopera
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: My-op-er-ah
Sentence: Maria's myopera did not mean she needed to wear her headphones ALL the time, no, it was just whenever she was awake.
Etymology: Rythmic fusion of 1) Myopia - condition commonly referred to as shortsightedness (which is quite a long word) and 2)Opera - musical which is very small (or far away) and requires the audience to use binoculars in order to see the players on the stage.
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COMMENTS:
Based on myopia? - artr, 2009-08-06: 11:11:00
Diva-licious word!!! Does this mean the Presbyopera means when you sing in a Protestant Church??? - Nosila, 2009-08-07: 22:29:00
Presbyopera, some kinda weird Elvis convention, probably would've could've should've been the subject of a Fr Ted Christmas special. - scrabbelicious, 2009-08-08: 09:43:00
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Ignoiser
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: ig-noi-ser
Sentence: They are such an ignoiser that unless we are talking about how wonderful they are, they simply ignoise us.
Etymology: ignore+noise+poser
Iegosize
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: I/ee-goh/sahyz
Sentence: Whenever things are bad I like to grab my MP3 player and iEgosize.
Etymology: mash of iPod, Ego and internalize.
Ivoid
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ahy-void
Sentence: Mary loves her music. Once she sticks her earbuds in she can ivoid anything unpleasant or bothersome.
Etymology: i (from iPod/iPad) + avoid (to keep away from; keep clear of; shun)
Ituneout
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: "eye-toon-owt"
Sentence: On stressful Subway rides, Glenda would often ituneout.
Etymology: iTunes, tune out
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