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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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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)
Ummism
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: ummm-izm
Sentence: Oh no, I hope I don't suffer from ummism when I meet up with my old friends.
Etymology: Someone might use the word 'umm' when they are not sure what else to say
Hellowatsitphobia
Created by: realnutty01
Pronunciation: hello-what's-it-phobia
Sentence: Jim looked around and was filled with hellowatsitphobia at all the faces he knew but no names.
Etymology: hello- greeting. what is it- something you can not remember. phobia- a syndrome.
Shargot
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: sh-ay-r-g-aw-t
Sentence: Meggy felt soooooo uncomfortable as she and everyone else in the room tried to remember each other's names.
Etymology: share+forgot
Embarrace
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: emm barr ais
Sentence: He held her in his usual embarrace, frantically searching innhis memory banks for a matching memory of her sound, scent, shape of her ears, nose or butt, anything that might trigger a memory.
Etymology: embrace, embarrass,
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COMMENTS:
that's quite a close embarrace - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 16:18:00
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Likeemphisis
Created by: smartperson
Pronunciation: like-em-fis-sis
Sentence: i have likeemphisis abot you.
Etymology:
Rewhonion
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: re-hoon-yun
Sentence: the whole rewhonion had caused him a great deal of blanksiety
Etymology: reunion, who ... and nothing to do with onions... nothing at all
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COMMENTS:
I bet Vidalia was there. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 09:18:00
and I'm sure Pearl showed up for cocktails - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 09:31:00
When Gar licked Pearl (whose mother was Spanish) on the neck, she started chive-talking and accidentally leeked the news that she was having Gar's bulby. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 10:11:00
Gar didn’t appreciate Pearl springing the news that she had a bun in the oven and thought he’d butter spread himself thin. Meanwhile Pearl was running rings around the guests trying to find him. Gar finally managed to escape in his souped up car. - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 11:28:00
Shortly after speeding off, he got a stinking feeling when he saw flashing lights in his rear view mirror. It was the poleeks. Garlicked powder off his hand and pulled over. He hoped they wouldn't root out his indiscrouton. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 12:11:00
However, since he’d crossed the border, the regular poleeks were joined by the Royal Canadian Mounted poleeks riding up on their horseradishes. Meanwhile Pearl and Vidalia had caught up and were sizzling with anger. Sauteying, there was a huge mix up and even though Garlicked usually relished controversy and was not one for mincing words, he found himself rooted to the spot with fear. After the dice up there were many tears… - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 12:48:00
But they were young - in their salad days, so surely this latest pickle wouldn't be too jarring. And Gar could bagel night for Pearl's forgiveness. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 13:05:00
unfortunately, he was pressed for time - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 14:03:00
But Pearl was looking so saucy in that scampi dress, that he couldn't help but sautee over to her. It was a really hot reonion. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 14:17:00
and that's shallots folks. - petaj, 2007-07-12: 03:15:00
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Forggels
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: for-gah-elles
Sentence: When I bumped into Peter last weekend at the reunion, it was ackward. I was forced in giving forggels until I could recall who this man.
Etymology: forged + huggles fake hugs
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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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
