Verboticisms

Created by: pedrofpardo

Pronunciation: /abˈdʌkzɪkl/

Sentence: This song is totally abducical. I can't think in anything else.

Etymology: Abduction (from Latin abduct-, abducere ‘lead away’) + Musical (▶adjective, relating to or accompanied by music)

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: eer-wig-dowt

Sentence: "Material Girl" caused Eunice to be so earwiggedout that she constructed a flaming effigy of Madonna right there on her bed.

Etymology: earwig = a song that sticks in your head & wigged out = a state of mental panic

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈtunˌlup/

Sentence: Tuneloops are often aggravated by only a partial knowledge of the lyrics.

Etymology: From tune + loop

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: LIR-ik-zorbd

Sentence: After hearing a favorite song, Alice would often become absolutely lyricsorbed and finding herself becoming increasingly annoyed to not be able to stop repeating the song over and over in her mind thru the day.

Etymology: Blend of lyrics (the words of a song) and absorbed (engrossed; deeply interested)

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Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I'm so catalyrical after listening to Barry Manilow that I can't do anything requiring thought.

Etymology: catatonic meaning an abnormal condition variously characterized by stupor lyrics meaning words to a song

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Diss-kog-nish-shun

Sentence: She tried her best to focus on the lecturer, but all she could hear in her head was "Asereje! Aha! Ahe!" (and further Spanish pop gibberish).

Etymology: Disco + dis- + cognitive. Cognitive: to do with thinking.

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Created by: dmitry13

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Created by: tommyboy

Pronunciation: duh

Sentence: i keep rehasheeshing that stupidass song from the \"We are Baltimore\" commercial.

Etymology: what do you think?

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COMMENTS:

sweet! - tommyboy, 2009-09-13: 23:18:00

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: re-strick-tooned

Sentence: I spend much of my time restrictuned by awful songs I can't even remember the words to.

Etymology: Restricted (mental capacity) + tune

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Created by: dovey1

Pronunciation: rE pet ti tune Itis

Sentence: I have been suffering all day with a very bad case of repetitunitis.

Etymology: repeti for repetitive -pertaining to or characterized by repetition. tun for tune- to put a musical instrument in tune (often fol. by up). to give forth a musical sound. to be in harmony or accord; become responsive. itis for itis-a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses, tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis).

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COMMENTS:

Excellent first attempt,dovey1, welcome aboard! - Nosila, 2009-09-11: 23:35:00

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