DEFINITION: v. To go to the store and buy something, but then to forget to bring it home. n. A person who forgets what they bought — until the credit card bill comes in.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Shopnesia: /shop-nee-zhuh/ Ralph really enjoys shopping. He loves to find a discount. He gets a thrill discovering just the right item. His ecstasy wanes when he gets to the register. This is when shopnesia often kicks in. Thinking about the next task on his “to-do” list can circumvent picking up his acquisition and taking it home. The money he saves on bargains can quickly be spent in fuel as he returns to the store to retrieve the purchase he left behind. Etymology: shop (to visit stores for purchasing or examining good) + amnesia (loss of a large block of interrelated memories) Created by: artr2.
Spendementia: /spen-dee-men-sha/ Tricia came home elated over her purchase of the cute red leather platform heels from Macy’s – too bad she had a bad case of spendementia that day – she had already bought those shoes 3 weeks ago! Etymology: spend – to buy + dementia – cognitive disfunction that may occur as one ages Created by: libertybelle.
Buybye: /by by/ George always bought things and forgot them. He would buybye like that quite often and leave his purchases all over town. He also would forget where he parked his car, or as his wife put it, it was a cargo. Etymology: Buy (to purchase) & Bye (to bid adieu,short for goodbye) Created by: Nosila.
Mallnesia: // Etymology: Created by: algypug.
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