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'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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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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Britardedness

Created by: InviDoll

Pronunciation:

Sentence: "Britardedness is contageous, and travels through air. The britardedness causes the sufferer to both lose brain capacity and use the few bits that are left for the sake of spreading the britardedness only, such as humming and singing."

Etymology:

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Earwormed

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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Doobeedoodeerangement

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: doo bee doo dee rainj ment

Sentence: her defence team alleged that she was in a state of doobeedoodeerangement when she mounted the kerb.

Etymology: doo bee doo bee doo (f. sinatra), derangement

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COMMENTS:

Ha! Good one! - Osomatic, 2007-02-20: 15:18:00

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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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Popstuck

Created by: toralora

Pronunciation: popp/stuk

Sentence: I woke up to the radio and I've been popstuck all day.

Etymology: pop + stuck

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Repetuneattrition

Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: repa-tuna-trition

Sentence: Barb is suffering from repetuneattrition, and probably won't rejoin us until she's been subjected to some other form of media or food.

Etymology: repeat + tune + attrition

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Tuneitus

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: tune-i-tus

Sentence: After chaperoning her daughter's girl scout troop to a very loud Myley Cyrus concert Marylin found that she had developed a serious case of tuneitus. She doesn't know if she got it at the concert or from the girls singing the same song over and over in the bus, but now she couldn't get rid of it. After looking up her symptoms on Web MD she found to her horror that the only cure for tuneitus is to think of an equally droll song or else to try to pass the songworm to someone else by singing it outloud. It was cruel, she knew, but she had to get rid of it or she would go mad. "Harry," she called, "listen to this song the girls sang."

Etymology: tinnitus: a constant buzzing, ringing or whistling sound in one or both ears caused by an external trigger such as an ear infection or head injury + tune: the melody of a song that is simple and easy to remember

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COMMENTS:

mrskellyscl The Mr. and I pass songworms back and forth all the time. It's a great, although nasty passive-aggressive way to get even. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-11: 06:38:00

artr I gave my wife the hamster dance song to suffer with a few years ago with several renewals. She retaliated with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMTeytJeSp8 - artr, 2009-09-11: 12:23:00

mrskellyscl that's harsh (but funny) - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-11: 15:37:00

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Brainrefrainagain

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: brayn refrayn agayn

Sentence: Her name was Jane and she could not explain why it happened again. It was a pain that was hard to contain. When she heard a strain which should entertain, she instead got a brainrefrainagain. Over and over it would play again, even though she tried to abstain, but in her brain this tune would remain. She tried in vain to remain sane, but her attempts to constrain were a very big drain and soon it nearly drove her insane..."I'm leaving on a Jet Plane..." Oops, I did it again!

Etymology: Brain ( that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability) & Refrain (the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers) & Again (over and over;repeatedly)

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Psychoral

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: si-kor-al

Sentence: Her mum had switched the station again. When the alarm radio went off, Mary woke to the Sunday Service and 'Holy, Holy, Holy.' It stuck in her head all day. Since she was a fan of Cradle of Filth, for her this was a form of psychoral torture.

Etymology: psyche (of the soul or mind) + choral (a slow stately hymn tune)

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s.
Thank you w5lf9s! ~ James

ErWenn - 2007-02-20: 08:30:00
That "Join" button looks exactly like the "Create" button. There should be some obvious indicator that you're not clicking on the same thing you click on every day. The page looks nearly identical, and I know I'm not the first person to accidentally join a group.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-20: 15:20:00
Hey ErWenn, Yes, I think you're right. I have removed the "join group" button. Players are now required to create a unique word before it can be saved. (Plus, as an added bonus, I have taken your name off the creators list for allwise's word, which you "accidentally" joined. Now you can go ahead and create your own word for the day.) Thanks ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-01-27: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by w5lf9s. Thank you w5lf9s. ~ James

Koekbroer - 2012-05-22: 01:45:00