Verboticisms

Created by: Chistinalove

Pronunciation: De - mem - burr

Sentence: If I don't see you everyday I have a tendency to demember you.

Etymology: de - to do the opposit of member - part of the word remember

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Created by: labareda

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Created by: neildorgan

Pronunciation: rem-ih-nom-ih-niss

Sentence: John was helplessly reminominiscing with friends whose names he'd forgotten

Etymology: Coming from reminisce (to remember and discuss old memories) and nom, latin for name.

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Created by: elstiko

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Created by: Hilary

Pronunciation: cross between name and amnesia.

Sentence: I'm sorry, I can't recall your name- I've got namnesia.

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Created by: carlcollins

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Sentence: I had a total mismoniker the other day, I knew I knew her but damned if I could recall her name.

Etymology: Mis (like mistake, mismatch) and moniker (name)

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Created by: rtrtrth

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Created by: Arcysparky

Pronunciation: Mis-mon-EE-kis

Sentence: "Give me a hug, it's been such a long time... pretty lady" John said as he mismonikissed his high school girlfriend.

Etymology: Mis- badly Moniker - name Kiss - (err... kiss)

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Created by: Dancebert

Pronunciation: Hob-nob-numb

Sentence: Although he continued to exchange pleasentries, he was clueless as to whom he was talking to.

Etymology: Hobnob - to associate familiarly Numb - devoid of sensation

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Created by: nicolase

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Sentence: While Manfred was clearly aware of who these gregarious people in latex were, and seemed glad to see them, Tina could only guess, and was forced to recollaffect.

Etymology: A triple portmanteau of "recollect", "affection" and "affect"- i.e. pretense.

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