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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.
Verboticisms
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Tunestruck
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: toon-struk
Sentence: Purpleartichokes got tunestruck when the Meatloaf tune "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" literally did just that.
Etymology: moonstruck, tune
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COMMENTS:
Yep, that's the current song that has me dittywitted. - purpleartichokes, 2007-08-17: 06:47:00
Poor you...got my sympathy vote! - remistram, 2007-08-17: 09:22:00
I'm being tunestruck at this moment by that terrible tune by Kylie Minogue," I Can't Get You Out Of My Head". Great word- you get my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-17: 19:22:00
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Simpstupid
Created by: Gionuzzo
Pronunciation: SIMP stoo pid
Sentence: Jerry, after studying for his SATs for the last 22 hours straight, was completely confident with his ability to do well. Unfortunately, he sunk into a simpstupid when he heard the girl across from him singing Public Affair. He couldn't get that stupid song out of his head, and he ended up scoring only about 200.
Etymology: Jessica Simpson + stupid
Incompoptence
Created by: sweetclarity
Pronunciation: In-com-pop-tence.
Sentence: They threatened to fire her for incompoptence when she spent her whole workday humming 'Oops, I Did It Again!' instead of answering the phone.
Etymology:
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...
Brainstopper
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I cannot get this damn brainstopper out of my head
Etymology:
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
Bubbledumb
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: BUHB-buhl-duhm
Sentence: Alex began to wonder if his romantic failings were the result of a piece of bubbledumb lodged in his head since 1987.
Etymology: bubble-gum (pop music) + dumb
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)
