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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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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")
Namialack
Created by: Computergeek
Pronunciation: Name- E- Ah -Lack
Sentence: I had namialack this christmas!
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.
Awkwaint
Created by: Tobester
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: from 'awkward' and 'acquaintance'
Nonaming
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i was dissapointed when he nonamed me
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.
Touchneisa
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.
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!