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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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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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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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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

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Familanesia

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fuh/mil/a/nee/zhuh

Sentence: "Hi! How are you two? How's everything?" What are their names? What are their names? Please mention your names. MEMORY WORK! MEMORY WORK!! MEMORY WORK!!! Another embarrassing case of familanesia making me feel uncomfortable again.

Etymology: familiar + amnesia

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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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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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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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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.

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Hootherhug

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: who-the-hug

Sentence: As usual Bob stuck close to Betty to make use of her photographic memory. Nevertheless he could not entirely avoid hootherhugging a bunch of his trice-removed cousins that Betty had never met before.

Etymology: Who the heck are you? + hug

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COMMENTS:

If you found out that she used to be your wet nurse or your favourite waitress, would you give her a hooterhug? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-11: 06:52:00

is it a hoosierhug if they went to Indiana U or were that guy who also did lex luthor, what was his name... - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:43:00

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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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