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'But I only see her once a year. And I do remember her hair. And her lips...'

DEFINITION: To share greetings, hugs, and kisses with old friends and familiar faces, while you desperately try to remember their names.

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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

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Alznhamers

Created by: rtrtrth

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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

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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

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Nebulate

Created by: chofu67

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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)

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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

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Hugnesia

Created by: labareda

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Namezheimer

Created by: BrakX

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Namelessloveness

Created by: truefedwa

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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!