a disorder characterized by the inability to sing the correct song lyrics to a given song, or any song.
derived from the word formed by misunderstanding the lyrics, "
time can't erase a feeling this strong," in Mariah Carey's 'always be my
baby.'
Related forms:
ty⋅can⋅or⋅ist, noun
ty⋅can⋅or⋅is⋅tic, adjective
ty⋅can⋅or⋅is⋅ti⋅
cal⋅ly, adverb
"Kyle is so tycanoristic, he always sings the wrong lyrics! And entirely tycanoristically, they're nowhere close to what the song is actually about!"
"I worry about Katie'
s tycanorism, she thinks most songs are written about moles. It's weird."
"
Nate is a total closet tycanorist...but when he gets
drunk, he screams out the lyrics he thinks are the right ones, and then we get to make
fun of him for a few hours...."