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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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Brainstopper
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I cannot get this damn brainstopper out of my head
Etymology:
Repecancion
Created by: akvoD3
Pronunciation: REHP-eh-can-shun
Sentence:
Etymology: repeat + cancion (Spanish)
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)
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
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
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...
Npsych
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: en-sike
Sentence: I'm to N"psyched to do anything right now.
Etymology: N'sync + psych
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COMMENTS:
Is there supposed to be some apostrophe between the n and the p? because I at first I thought it was pronounced nip-sitch. - mythman, 2007-08-21: 13:53:00
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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
