DEFINITION: n. A misheard or misunderstood lyric, which gives the song a completely different meaning than originally intended. v. To misinterpret a song because you “hear” different words than the ones actually being sung.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Lyricnorance: /lir-ik-ner-uhns/ John’s lyricnorance led him to some strange conclusions about some of his favorite song writers. He thinks Jimi Hendrix was gay because of ‘Scuse me, while I kiss this guy’ and that some member of Creedence Clearwater Revival was incontinent when they sang ‘There’s a bathroom on the right’. His friends just howl when they take him out for karaoke night. Etymology: lyrics (words to a song) + ignorance (lack of knowledge, inexperience) Created by: artr2.
Eddievedderizm: /Eddie-Vedder-Iz-Um/ One day in 1992 a man named Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready wrote a hit song called yellow ledbetter. “Did he just say wizard or a whale?” “Box or a bag?” Or “Potato waven?” Who cares its EddieVedderizm.
Etymology: Eddie + Vedder + Izm Created by: BeauKnows.
Melohdear: /mel o deer/ Jackie Chan was motivated by a 1966 hit by Johnny Rivers. He said it inspired him to play the tough guys in all his many movies. While learning the English language, the melohdear which inspired his career was “Secret Asian Man”! Etymology: Melody (tune;musical notes in sequence) & Oh Dear (worrying phrase when something goes wrong, like Oh, My;Oh, Drat, etc) Created by: Nosila.
Mimicrong: /mimikrong/ “‘Wrapped up like a douche,’scuse me while I kiss this guy, A wizard or a whale.’ you mimicrong constantly Brad!”
“I never mimicrong! I saw it in a movie Sam, he defintiely says ‘She was a fax machine, she kept her modem clean.’ AC/DC was named after computer parts!” Etymology: Mimic(To Coppy) + Wrong(Incorrect) Created by: dekra.
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