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DEFINITION: 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.
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Synapping
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sin-app-ing
Sentence: Sinead was synapping, her toes tapping and her fingers snapping to the cringeworthy pop tune. But no matter how hard she tried she couldn't snap out of it to work on her tax return.
Etymology: snap (your fingers to the beat) + synapse (connections in your brain) + nap (sleep)
Duranduranmnesia
Created by: scorpio6000
Pronunciation: dōō-rän'dōō-rän'm-nee'-zhuh
Sentence: Standing in line at the Wal-Mart pharmacy, he was overcome with duranduranmnesia after being subjected to thirty-seven minutes of piped-in instrumental pop.
Etymology: n. [English, from Duran Duran, British New Wave musical group, from American English, “Dr. Durand Durand" character in science-fiction film Barbarella; + -mnesia n combining form –s (NL, fr. Amnesia): a (specified) type or condition of memory. Unrelat
Stupiditty
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: stew pid ittee
Sentence: she was pretty such a pity 'bout the ditty induced stupiditty
Etymology: stupidity, ditty.
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COMMENTS:
Good lyricling. You get my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-18: 18:03:00
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Debassment
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: de - base - ment
Sentence: As George scored the neurobiology exam, he discovered one of the most severe case of debassment he had ever seen. A student had answered every question only with the phrase "Insane in the membrane."
Etymology: debasement (to reduce in quality or value) + bass (guitar)
Nsynchronicued
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: en-sink-KRON-uh-kyood
Sentence: It started in the shower, went through breakfast, all through rush hour, into the office, and well past lunch before Lance began to notice he was so Nsynchronicued that he was wearing two different shoes, a Kerokerokeroppi tie, his suit coat was inside out, and that singing "Hit Me Baby One More Time" in the men's room was drawing mixed interest from onlookers.
Etymology: N'Sync (boy band) + chronic + cued (ready to play, as in a record or CD)
Popsession
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: pahp-seshen
Sentence: I want to drive a spike through my head as the ridiculous Fergie song has become my latest popsession.
Etymology: pop and obsission. could take on other forms: popsessive, popsessive state, popsessive compulsive, popsessing...
Dittyditzy
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: dit-E-ditz-E
Sentence: In a strange twist of events, Marcia became the top salesperson of the month at the Hummer dealership. Each time she would be with a customer and start to say "Hummer," she would break into a rendition of the Black Eyed Peas "My Humps," much to the delight of her mostly male customer base.
Etymology: dittty (song) + ditzy (scatterbrained)
Poppybeebuz
Created by: bunnyhm
Pronunciation: poppy-bee-buz
Sentence:
Etymology: something too mainstream or like pop song is stuck like a bee buzzing inside of your head
Popheimers
Created by: Boronia
Pronunciation: pop'-hi-merz
Sentence: Unlike Alzheimer's Disease, which is more prevalent in people over 65 years old, Popheimer's afflicts the younger set. It is brought on by a steady feeding of pop songs throughout one's day, with entertainment as the goal. In its advanced stages, victims lose the ability even to remember the redundant songs, so they provide an endless stream of them via ear buds and i-pods. In this way, they are able to avoid the realization that nothing of import moves through their grey matter anymore.
Etymology: pop music + Alzheimer's
