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DEFINITION: To share greetings, hugs, and kisses with old friends and familiar faces, while you desperately try to remember their names.
Verboticisms
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Hobnobnumb
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
Namialack
Created by: Computergeek
Pronunciation: Name- E- Ah -Lack
Sentence: I had namialack this christmas!
Etymology:
Visnomia
Created by: xadrian
Pronunciation: vihz no me nya
Sentence: I suffer from visnomia every time I go to reunions.
Etymology: Vis from visage or face. Nom for name. "ia" for making it sound like a disease.
Hugsheimers
Created by: DarthWader
Pronunciation: hugs hi mers
Sentence: As the the two women stared patiently at each other, Tom wrestled through hugsheimers to provide the requisite introductions.
Etymology: hugs (to embrace or squeeze in one's arms) + alzheimers (the most common cause of premature senility)
Kissoffism
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: kiss/off/ism
Sentence: He knew he was suffering from a bad case of "kissoffism" when he couldn't recall whom he had brushed off lately with a polite peck on the cheek.
Etymology: kiss: intimate greeting and a variation kiss off: to forget whom you've kissed + ism: meaning it happens to a lot of folks
Fakinize
Created by: greeneye
Pronunciation: fake-in-ize
Sentence: Tom fakinized the oddly familiar woman, his smile barely masking his internal panic as he tried to remember his name.
Etymology:
Graspaw
Created by: ronarscorruption
Pronunciation: grass-paw
Sentence: I saw her standing there, and shook her hand while I graspawed
Etymology:
Stallthink
Created by: Acostell
Pronunciation: Stall-Think
Sentence: 'I need to stallthink this one, she's on the tip of my tongue.'
Etymology:
Recollaffect
Created by: nicolase
Pronunciation:
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.
Totsation
Created by: Bunny36
Pronunciation: tot-say-shun
Sentence: He was overcome by the feeling of totsation.
Etymology: Also known as the 'tip-of-the-tounge feeling' because of the common sensation that accompanies the panicked pause.
Namiliate
Created by: Coolfool
Pronunciation: Nam+iliate as in humiliate.
Sentence: I was completly namiliated by that chance meeting with that couple. We double dated a few times and I still can't remember their names!
Etymology: from name, and humiliate.
Mismoniker
Created by: carlcollins
Pronunciation:
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)
Amnamesia
Created by: Chunk01
Pronunciation: Am-name-sia
Sentence: Despite spending a fun filled 14 days together in Cancun, now he saw her again in his home town he suffered a serious case of amnamesia
Etymology: name+amnesia = amnamesia
Anachronesia
Created by: Stinah
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Lucy has anachronesia and doesn't remember you even if she smiles at you.
Etymology:
Namenesia
Created by: chrisk2k7
Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya
Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's
Etymology: Name + amnesia
Famnesia
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: " fam-neej-ah"
Sentence: the elderly are not the only ones to suffer from bouts of famnesia at reunions.
Etymology: Originating from my brain
Corrify
Created by: ancientSept
Pronunciation: core-eh-fy
Sentence: He corrified to remember her name.
Etymology: Correlate and identify!
Exlasperate
Created by: TheCapn
Pronunciation: X-las-per-ate
Sentence: He began to exlasperate when he saw his old army buddy.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- TheCapn, 2006-12-13: 20:56:00
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Dismonikerembrance
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: DIS-moh-ni-KUR-em-brans
Sentence: "Heeeeeey.... uh... you! Long time no see... look, I'm sorry, I'm having the worst case of dismonikerembrance right now. What's your name again?"
Etymology: Dis, to negate; moniker, a name; remembrance, a memory
Memorafeeblia
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mem/ora/fee/blee/a
Sentence: Memorafeeblia always hits him at the most awkward times - hopefully a wide smile and lots of nodding will get him through
Etymology: Memorabilia + feeble
Nomenesia
Created by: doogman
Pronunciation: No-Men-Ease-ee-ah
Sentence: As she hugged me and kissed my cheek, I was struck by a wave of nomenesia.
Etymology: From the Latin "nomen" (name) and amenesia (to forget)
Gremembrain
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: gre-mem-brain
Sentence: Although I have no idea who you are, I am really enjoying tring to gremembraining while I hug you.
Etymology: greet-remember-brain
Remissing
Created by: Dustfinger
Pronunciation: Re-mih-sing
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Haha that one sucks... - Dustfinger, 2006-12-12: 18:54:00
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Prevaricuddling
Created by: wysware
Pronunciation: pre-vari-cud-ling
Sentence: As soon as he saw me he started to hug me in his prevaricuddling way
Etymology: prevaricate (avoid stating the truth) cuddling (embracing)
Awkwamacies
Created by: Aioua
Pronunciation: Awk'-wer-ma-sees
Sentence: I hadn't seen her for a couple of years, but never the less she rushed in for some awkarmacies while I racked my memory for her name.
Etymology: awkward + intamices
Youwhoing
Created by: bozzerino
Pronunciation: yoo hoo ing
Sentence:
Etymology: yoo hoo you who
Nameflop
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: name-flop
Sentence: When MaryAnne arrived at the Christmas party, she nameflopped all of her husband's cousins. Then she had a few drinks and started nameflipflopping...
Etymology: Like name dropping, only not as smooth
Nonamory
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: nO-'nA-m&-rE
Sentence: While saying hi to his former colleague, Mike encountered a serious case of nonamory.
Etymology: "No name memory"
Greefting
Created by: Jessj
Pronunciation: Grief-ting
Sentence: I was greefting all night at that party.
Etymology: Drifting from person to person with knowledge of identity + greeting
Eurathize
Created by: Divakar
Pronunciation: YER-a-thize
Sentence: It was obvious by his expression that John was eurathizing while catching up with his old friend Jill.
Etymology: urgir (french for "urgent" or "urgency")
Delayniate
Created by: xcruser88x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After delayniating for thirty seconds, Michael confidently greeted Aunt Betsy with a hearty "Hello, Ruth!"
Etymology: Delay + Delineate
Forgautonym
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: For-got-o-nim
Sentence: As I walked in to my high school reunion, I realized that I would experience forgautonym many times this night.
Etymology: Forg - Forgot Autonym - a person's own name
Reminominisce
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.
Awkistic
Created by: matrixpro
Pronunciation: awe-kiss-tick
Sentence: He gave her an awkistic hello when the group stared at him to introduce her to them.
Etymology: My brain
Blankello
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: blahn-kell-oh
Sentence: "Hiiiii!!!" he blankelloed across the room. "It's been so long!"
Etymology: blank - to draw one ello - from "hello"
Touchneisa
Nonaming
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i was dissapointed when he nonamed me
Etymology:
Prefrend
Created by: remkoduursma
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He was prefrending to know her
Etymology:
Redecollection
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: rE-dek-O-lekShun
Sentence: Jimmy was famous for his redecollection, but never more than with Suzy, maybe it was because she is the spitting image of his mother.
Etymology: re: again, de: not, collect: put to gether (as in recollect)
Memoryglans
Created by: lunaticbythesea
Pronunciation: Memory glans
Sentence:
Etymology: Memory and mammory and glans.It all relates to the recollection of tits.
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COMMENTS:
I like this word more every time I see it. Look often, you'll see. - lunaticbythesea, 2006-12-12: 18:38:00
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Whozdabitch
Created by: btkantz
Pronunciation: whose- Da- Bitch
Sentence: Jim whozdabitched his ex- girlfriend jan at the party last night.
Etymology:
Relationalize
Created by: mytimeonearth
Pronunciation:
Sentence: It's very common to relationalize at family reunions.
Etymology:
Forgreetten
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: for-greet-en
Sentence: His forgreetens are really freaking me out. As his memory gets worse the kisses and cuddles go on longer and longer!
Etymology: forgotten + greeting
Forgetimate
Created by: maxronez
Pronunciation: fur-GET-im-ayt
Sentence: Oops, I was caught forgetimating... uh... whats-her-name.
Etymology: forget + mate
Shmoozemporize
Created by: squirrelian
Pronunciation: shmoozemporize
Sentence: He shmoozemporized until he could make a graceful exit.
Etymology: "Shmooze" plus "temporize" (temporize as in stall for time).
Umbrace
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: UMMM-brace
Sentence: Startled by the dark-haired woman's greeting, Jim umbraced her heartily, only to learn she had been waving to the girl behind him in line.
Etymology: Um + embrace
Communamnesia
Created by: solsticesword
Pronunciation: commun-amnesia
Sentence: The man with an otherwise incredible memory suffered from communamnesia around his friends.
Etymology: commun from community and amnesia from amnesia
Mismonikiss
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)
Hospiwhothehellity
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: hos-pee-who-the-hell-it-ee
Sentence: Trevor always found meeting Jane's friends required deep reserves of hospiwhothehellity.
Etymology: hospitality + who the hell
Namenesia
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya
Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's
Etymology: Name + amnesia
Lamentate
Created by: bunnyrounderupper
Pronunciation: lame-an-tate
Sentence:
Etymology:
Namenesia
Created by: chale
Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya
Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's
Etymology: Name + amnesia
Nameout
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: name-out
Sentence: Well I never. I seem to have had a complete nameout. I'm so sorry!
Etymology: As in blackout, as with nameout.
Memoralysis
Created by: librarygrrrl
Pronunciation: meh-mor-AL-i-sis
Sentence: Embarrassed by his memoralysis, John frantically tried to recollect his redheaded second cousin's name.
Etymology: memory + paralysis
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COMMENTS:
- fashionista, 2006-12-28: 15:51:00
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Trillmitterly
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Tril - mit - er -lee
Sentence: Dean recognized a girl from last years Christmas party; she hates when she has to trillmitterly.
Etymology: Unknown...
Nomentoblag
Created by: slumpman
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Nom and mento from the latin root words for Name and Memory, and blag meaning to fly by the seat of your pants
Recallisitis
Created by: stormee
Pronunciation: Re-call-eyetis
Sentence: When meeting his old classmate, Jim had a severe case of recallitis trying to remember the classmates name.
Etymology: A struggle to remember persons, places or things .
Derinstate
Created by: Roshajosh
Pronunciation: Deh/rin/state
Sentence: He derinstated furiously, keeping a straight face.
Etymology: Desperate + Reinstate
Namnesia
Created by: Hilary
Pronunciation: cross between name and amnesia.
Sentence: I'm sorry, I can't recall your name- I've got namnesia.
Etymology:
Stallahug
Created by: wishlish
Pronunciation: stal-a-hug
Sentence: I stallahugged her while trying to remember her name.
Etymology:
Remembefriendfacimatate
Created by: mrguy753
Pronunciation:
Sentence: John just called everyone "dude" and "buddy" as he tried to remembefriendfacimatate.
Etymology:
Distrame
Created by: Dormin87
Pronunciation: diss-tray-m
Sentence: Greg couldn't remember the name of his brother-in-law, so he used the old distrame technique.
Etymology: A combination of distract and name.
Impromize
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When he saw her Ted impromized to no avail.
Etymology: improvise+memorize
Graspulation
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation:
Sentence: At the family reunion, Alice was in mid graspulation when she finally remembered Uncle Ed's name.
Etymology: From Grast, to grasp, and emulation, to emulate
Antianthroponym
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: an-tee-ann-throw-poh-nim
Sentence: The course of antianthroponology is offered at over 500 universities world wide!
Etymology: anti-anthroponym (technical word for human names)
Wishiknewya
Created by: ndzeus2525
Pronunciation: wish i knew ya
Sentence: Hmm,
Etymology:
Blanquaintance
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: blaynk-kwayn-tens
Sentence: Despite the first half hour, when all of us needed to blanquaintance, the reunion turned out to be a great success
Etymology: blank + aquaintance
Ringabellfacing
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: ring-uh-bel-fays-ing
Sentence: I'm not going to my class reunion -- it will just be a bunch of people ringabellfacing each other.
Etymology: interfacing + rings-a-bell
Misfackle
Created by: jigendalitwoforks
Pronunciation: miss-fah-kull
Sentence: Lauren misfackled as the guy who went to her high school gave her a friendly hug.
Etymology:
Familanesia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fuh/mil/a/nee/zhuh
Sentence: Familanesia strikes me often at this time of year at Christmas parties.
Etymology: familiar + amnesia
Namenesia
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya
Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's
Etymology: Name + amnesia
Hugstall
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: hug-stall
Sentence: Julie could not remember her friend's name so she hugstalled for time.
Etymology: hug + stall
Reunmemtrieve
Created by: BDR1985
Pronunciation: re-un-mem-trieve
Sentence:
Etymology: Reunion + Memory + Retrieve
Demember
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
Fauxnunciate
Created by: kword
Pronunciation: FOH-NUN-C-ATE
Sentence: Unable to tell which of her seven uncles was before her Elaine fauxnunciated gracefully with a warm smile and close embrace.
Etymology: From faux, French, meaning fake, and enunciate, meaning to articulate or pronounce.
Stallfection
Created by: neojester12
Pronunciation: Stal-fec-shun
Sentence: The thanksgiving dinner was abound with stallfection.
Etymology:
Anonymingle
Created by: Ahoytheship
Pronunciation: a-non-ni-mingle
Sentence: He anonymigled around the party, successfully rekindling relationships with all the complete strangers in the room.
Etymology: Anonymous+mingle
Chumstumble
Created by: jboehnker
Pronunciation: chum' stum bel
Sentence: Bob's poor attempt at chumstublimg his way through his encounter with his wife's friends fooled nobody, and left him sleeping on the couch for a week.
Etymology: chum + stumble
Hoodahelaruapropism
Created by: Jester
Pronunciation: wHO-da-HeL-R-U-apropism
Sentence: Dave felt that sudden fear from the base of his skull to his toes as realised he had commited a Hoodahelaruapropism in greeting the strangely familiar girl with a hair lip and B.O
Etymology:
Awkwaint
Created by: Tobester
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: from 'awkward' and 'acquaintance'
Alnaimher
Created by: Flixst
Pronunciation: I'll name her
Sentence: As he was drunk, he only succeed to alnaihmer them
Etymology: Alzeihmer and "I'll name her"
Whoneon
Created by: r3m0t
Pronunciation: Who - nion
Sentence: It was a frustrating whoneon.
Etymology: who + re-union
Touchmerize
Created by: Auxilizz
Pronunciation:
Sentence: They feeded each other with the warmest greetings, while touchmerizing at the same time
Etymology: = touch + memory + memorize + arise
Namenesia
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya
Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's
Etymology: Name + amnesia
Whosithugs
Created by: ennia
Pronunciation: As it sounds
Sentence: I gave whosithugs to my distant cousins, while asking how old they were.
Etymology: Who is it? and Hug.
Salutamnesia
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: sal-oot-am-knee-ja
Sentence: Cristie's shifting eyes betrayed her salutamnesia.
Etymology: saltue + amnesia
Philostall
Created by: oohisay
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Bob decided his only hope for remembering her name was to philostall. - oohisay, 2006-12-13: 09:42:00
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Pretenderness
Created by: polarpanda
Pronunciation: pre-ten-der-ness (not PREE-ten-der-ness)
Sentence: Hey, honey, tell me your cousin Patrice's husband's name again-- he's headed over here, and I don't want all that awkward pretenderness when he leans in for a hug.
Etymology: pretend + tenderness
Hugaroundabush
Created by: modemjunkie
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I couldn't remember her name so I hugaroundabushed until it came to me.
Etymology:
Tonguetipitis
Created by: POKETNRJSH
Pronunciation: tongue-tip-itis
Sentence: I know her face, but I have a case of tonguetipitis.
Etymology:
Distrugulate
Created by: zack2981
Pronunciation: dis-TRUG-u-late
Sentence: Bob distrugulated while shaking Aaron's hand.
Etymology:
Palkering
Created by: 321JOS
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I saw an old friend and I was palkering his name
Etymology:
Namefart
Created by: kdhills
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I ran into Tammy's brother on the subway yesterday and was completely embarassed when he said hello. I had a total namefart!
Etymology: Name + Brainfart
Greek
Created by: Fleury
Pronunciation:
Sentence: We greeked each other, enthusiastically yet apprehensively.
Etymology: greet + eek!
Mumblish
Created by: wordbird
Pronunciation: mumb-lish
Sentence: With all of the excitement at the front door, he was able to get away with Mumblish when he hugged aunt Harriet.
Etymology: mumble; English
Chumoo
Created by: tbranson303
Pronunciation: chum-ew
Sentence: Ron chumooed me yesterday when we just went on a date last week.
Etymology:
Comments:
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-11: 12:34:00
Babel - I love hospiwhothehellity
babel - 2006-12-11: 13:45:00
familanesia is a great one stevenson
wordmeister - 2006-12-11: 14:01:00
Personally, I find embarassing when I get familanesia or hospiwhothehellity... Why do you guys like it?
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-11: 15:31:00
I agree - both are great words but Babel - I think you could expand it to hospiwhothellareyouity
babel - 2006-12-11: 15:33:00
hospiwhothehellareyoulookingatmelikeimsupposedtoknowyouity
babel - 2006-12-11: 15:34:00
oh well, i guess i found the max single word length haha
wordmeister - 2006-12-11: 15:51:00
Yes, I can only guess how your word ends...
CaptPoco - 2006-12-18: 10:19:00
Memorafeeblia is so fun to say!