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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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Aroteamp

Created by: onetwothree

Pronunciation: arrow-tee-am-p

Sentence:

Etymology:

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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

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Heyyounited

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: hay-yoo-ni-ted

Sentence: When Bob was heyyounited with the pretty blonde he had slept with ten years ago, he lost all chances of getting another date.

Etymology: hey you (greeting used when you can't remember someone's name), reunited

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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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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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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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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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Memorafeeblia

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: memor/ah/feeb/lia

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 + memory

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COMMENTS:

Not to be confused with the fish that school around geriatric sharks: remorafeeblia. ;)) Good one, Jabs! - Kyoti, 2007-07-11: 18:12:00

petaj Those remora are there for the food. They should be remorafeedlia - petaj, 2007-07-12: 03:11:00

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Frots

Created by: missmurder

Pronunciation: frots

Sentence: The boy frots alot.

Etymology: forgets+alot

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