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'But I only see her once a year'

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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Salwhotation

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Sal-hyoo-tay-shun

Sentence: It was an awkward salwhotation when some creepy-looking man came running up and then hugging me. I cried, perplexedly, "Who are you!" as he hugged me in affection. I was mortified when 'he' exclaimed, "It's Janice, your sister!"

Etymology: Salutation (a greeting) + who (interrogative pronoun: what/which person)

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COMMENTS:

An uncomfortable sexchange of greetings followed. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 09:55:00

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Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: high-per-in-form-E-uh

Sentence: Thanks to John's hyperinformia, he can recite the complete installation instructions for his new garage door opener in English, Spanish, and French.

Etymology:

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Forfriendfulness

Lapper

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: for-FRIEND-full-ness

Sentence: Amy entered the room of her old classmates and knew that with her forfriendfulness, she would have to trick people into letting their names into the conversation.

Etymology: Forgetfulness and friends

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Dejawho

Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: deja who

Sentence: i know i'd seen her before i just couldn't remember. i must be having deja who

Etymology: deja vu + who

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Welcomnesiate

Created by: Dboozer

Pronunciation: (wel-cum-knee-zhee-ate)

Sentence: Barry welcomnesiated everyone at the family reunion before he finally realized he was at the wrong family reunion.

Etymology: welcome+amnesia+ate(verb)

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Anonymugs

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Uh-nohn-uh-mugs

Sentence: After 20 years, the family reunion was festooned with dozens of anonymugs I hadn't seen in years, although they had no trouble remembering me.

Etymology: Anonymous(no name)+mugs(facial)

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COMMENTS:

pretty good! - weareallbeautiful, 2007-07-11: 17:06:00

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Recognlies

Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: rek-uhn-lahyz

Sentence: He recognliesed almost everyone at his high-school reunion fondly recalling that time they played that funny joke on old Mr. what's his face during that big assembly senior year.

Etymology: recognize + lie

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Namnesia

Created by: MisUndrstd

Pronunciation: Nam-nee-zia

Sentence: My cousin Vinnie, suffering from namnesia, couldn't remember the name of our Sicilian cousin Guido. thus making family reunions, baptisms, weddings and funerals uncomfortable.

Etymology: Name+ Amnesia= Namnesia.

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COMMENTS:

haha - blondibabi121692, 2007-07-11: 22:51:00

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Welcummm

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: WEHL-kuhmmm

Sentence: Alex welcummmed his cousin Betty--or was it Jean?

Etymology: welcome + ummm (sound made when trying to remember)

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Amnesianuzzle

Created by: ReeTard

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Robert was approched by a hord of old friends whom he dutifully gave to each an amnesianuzzle.

Etymology:

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