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'I can't believe you forgot my birthday! Whaaa!'

DEFINITION: v. To remember those special personal events, like your spouse's birthday, or your wedding anniversary, while nevertheless forgetting to take appropriate action, like getting a gift, or a card, or flowers. n. A gift that was thought of, but not purchased.

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Negligenevent

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: negg-le-genn-event

Sentence: When you've been negligeneventing too frequently you know that your relationship is going in the toilet fast.

Etymology: negligent + event

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Presentense

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: prez sen tens

Sentence: The minute she walked in the door after work, Kelly had the feeling of presentense. The reason was that although she had intended to get Wesley a birthday gift, the truth was she clean forgot about it. She rallied by saying that it was out in her car. She ran out to Walmart and was able to grab him something. He was so willing to believe her that he failed to notice it took her an hour to bring in it from her car.

Etymology: Present (gift) & Tense (uneasy or nervous or anxious) & Wordplay on Present tense (a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking)

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Negligift

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: neg-li-gift

Sentence: Marsha tried to excuse her negligift by saying "It's the thought that counts," but no one would buy it, especially her son Evan who was turning seven.

Etymology: negligence: a failure to act either willfully or through a lack of concern + gift: present

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COMMENTS:

Negliexcellence - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:44:00

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Uhohcasion

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: uh o kay sjun

Sentence: Being that Noel's birthday is on Dec.25, no one remembers to get him a birthday present. His uhohccasion is lumped in with the Christmas celebrations and people seldom remember to get him a separate birthday gift.

Etymology: Uh oh (Oops!)(Used to express acknowledgement of a blunder, or mistake) & Occasion (event, milestone,celebration)

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Meminaction

ohwtepph

Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: meh - mih - NAK - shuhn

Sentence: Sorry, I knew it was your birthday but meminaction took the better of me.

Etymology: Mem- from memo(ry) In- prefix indicating NOT Action

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Comissmemorate

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: com-miss-MEM-o-rate

Sentence: Benny comissmemorated my birthday this year by organising a special surprise -- a beautifully wrapped, yet empty box.

Etymology: commemorate (to remember a significant event with a ceremony) + miss (to fail -and also the middle of the word omission) + commiserate (sympathize with - what my girlfriends will do when I tell them about Benny the rat)

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COMMENTS:

how cruel - Benny is a rat - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-06: 16:09:00

Great word. Ever heard of the (cheap fete classic) game "splat-a-rat"? I'd try it. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-06: 18:12:00

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Selecadeaumemoirism

Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /seh-lek-a-doh-mem-wah-ism/

Sentence: "Mandy was in the bathroom crying because of Adam's selecadeumemoirism - their 2 week anniversary and he had failed to get her anything."

Etymology: Select + cadeaux (FR.) + memoir (FR.) + ism

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Givenesia

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: giv-NEEZ-ya

Sentence: Bertrand has a bad case of givenesia, always remembering important dates like Alicia's birthday, their anniversary, Valentines day etc, but never remembering to follow up with a gift.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'give' and 'amnesia'.

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Circumsent

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: sir/cum/sent

Sentence: Every year Stephen would circumsent Jane's birthday by pretending he had thought she didn't wish to be reminded of being a year older.

Etymology: circumvent + sent

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Acentminded

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: A-suhnt-mahyn-did

Sentence: Paul had listened carefully to his girlfriend over the last year. He knew her shoe size, favorite color and the designer brand she wanted. He was just too acentminded to pull the trigger on the purchase, so he went with the standby bow around his genitals.

Etymology: A Cent - Absentminded

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 02:37:00
This definition is based on a fictional event. The fact that my dear and loving partner celebrated her birthday yesterday, is not related to this definition in anyway whatsoever. It is simply a coincidence. And, may I repeat, I did not forget her birthday. In fact, I thought of many gifts which I could have easily purchased for her. Thank you. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 08:13:00
So your partner got "Jamesed"?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 09:59:00
I believe she was verbotomized. And I don't think she was too pleased with the procedure. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 11:12:00
That bad, huh? Well, an iron makes a useful gift, as it is the perfect size, shape, and weight to make good contact with the forgifter's cranium.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 13:26:00
Forgifter? What a wonderful merger of the words "foresight" and "gift". Clearly, I should be be forgiftgiven.

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 15:31:00
Perhaps a bottle of fine whine with some aged cheesy excuses might work.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:51:00
No doubt you have been celeberated for exploiting the comissmemoration for the benegift of the verbotomy crowd. Maybe a box of shocklates would help.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:53:00
Or may be a celebelation will suffice.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-08: 09:38:00
Thank you for your kind thoughtdiscounts. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-23: 00:13:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James