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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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Incognize

Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: in-cog-neyes

Sentence: Many of her brain cells having lost the valiant struggle against Dom Perignon, Susan was forced to incognize most of the people she met, so successfully that everyone she called "Daahling" felt that they were best of friends.

Etymology: incognito + recognize

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COMMENTS:

Nice job, especially getting "incognito" in there. - Dboozer, 2007-07-11: 21:01:00

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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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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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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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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

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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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Rosmin

Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: ros-min

Sentence: i m in rosmin

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

cool - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 14:02:00

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Duhquaintance

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: du kwayn tanse

Sentence: Though he led them well, casual nature led many to believe that he was perhaps disinterested in the System, but calling them Son and Daughter and passionately greeting them did much to dissuade the forming of such an opinion. How unpleased those closest to him would be if they understood that they were just duhquaintances.

Etymology: duh + acquaintance

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COMMENTS:

55 words. thanks for the suggestion mplsbohemian. - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:28:00

oh, and i did a word for yesterday. i was just swamped yesterday! - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:36:00

they probably loved Strawberry Duhaiquiris - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 15:14:00

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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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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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