Verboticism: Offenade
DEFINITION: n., Second-hand sound which has escaped from a headset. v., To play music on personal listening device so loudly that it leaks out of the earphones.
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Hearplay
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈhɪɹple(ɪ)/
Sentence: Hearplay is not admissible evidence when deciding whether or not a song sucks.
Etymology: From hearsay + play
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-04: 17:50:00
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Soundspill
Created by: Daneslarue
Pronunciation: Sownd- Spill
Sentence: The soundspill from her earbuds was obnoxious; I could hear her bad 80's pop music from 3 yards away.
Etymology: Sound - Music coming from MP3 Spill- Overflowing
Groovage
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: gruv-age
Sentence: Grandma got her groove on with the new iPod, but there was a lot of groovage because she didn't have her hearing aids in. So we all got down and got funky while she baked pies for the church supper.
Etymology: groove: a situation or activity that one enjoys, is especially well suited for or performs exceptionally well + groovy: pleasing, trendy, cool ( a colloquialism from the hippy era meaning very pleasing, wonderful) + age: length of life + leakage: act or instance of leaking
Nanodribble
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: nan-uh-drihb-uhl
Sentence: Ken's Johnny Cash nanodribble was so loud that the hiphopsters were groving to it twenty feet away.
Etymology: (ipod)nano + dribble
Bangnamstyle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bang nam style
Sentence: Adele was floored when her Grandma played her music so loudly on her headphones. Grandma also sang out loud and off key to whatever she gyrated to. Her current favourite was so loud, Adele called it her bangnam-style, as it would have broken most ear drums at that volume. Eh Sexy Deaf Lady!
Etymology: Bang (loud noise) & Gangnam-style (pop hit by Korean PSI’s song “Gangnam Style,” which mocks the consumerism of a rich Seoul suburb and features a horse-riding-style dance)
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COMMENTS:
clever ! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-11-07: 10:55:00
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Audioh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aw dee owe
Sentence: audioh is derived from the teenage phenomenon audiohmygod, but the music is older.
Etymology: audio, oh!
Chantrusia
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: shohn-TROO-shee-uh
Sentence: Compared to the chantrusia coming from her gran's ipod, the gratingly strepitious upstairs party was music to Roxie's ears.
Etymology: Blend of CHAN of chanson (song); CHANT; & TRUSI of intrusion and IA: state or condition.
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. Regal overtones... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-04: 09:26:00
very melodic - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-04: 12:34:00
Probably a bit to nice to fit the definition; GRUNTRUSIA may have been more apt. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-05: 01:34:00
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Deaffluence
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: def/flu/ence
Sentence: Many subway passengers suffer from deaffluence as a result of being in the midst of other riders with faulty earbuds.
Etymology: deaf + effluence (polluted overflow)
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COMMENTS:
Good word, Muzzy. "Earbuds" always sounded like a genetic defect to me. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-04: 09:31:00
I know the feeling. Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-05: 01:43:00
Great! - TJayzz, 2008-09-05: 04:55:00
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