DEFINITION: n. The moment of loss, hesitation and confusion, which occurs when you enter a room and immediately forget why. v. To forget why you entered a room.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Elseheimer: /elsee hym er/ Elsie found herself giving in more and more to Elseheimer syndrome. At her age, her doctor said it was normal to walk into a room and forget why you went there. But she knew it was worse, when she went to the doctor and forgot why she went there. Next time write a list, he suggested…
Etymology: Else (an alternative, other than what is given or implied) & Alzheimer (most common form of dementia disease, characteristic of forgetting things) Created by: Nosila.
Celloblivisci: /SELL-OBLIVion-whISKEY/ Sarah was cellobliviscing since she forgot why she entered the bathroom.
John had a big problem. He entered the shed in complete celloblivisci, and the only reason for being there that he could come up with was ‘something to do with the hose’. Etymology: It’s ‘cella’ (latin for room) plus ‘oblivisci’ (latin for forget). Created by: AetherStar.
Addlenesia: /ad-ehl-NEESEya/ Marilyn all too often experienced frustrating bouts of addlenesia when she’d set out to look for or retrieve some object or to do a chore in another room or place. Etymology: blend of ‘addle’ (to make or become confused) and ‘amnesia’ (A loss of memory, especially one brought on by some distressing or shocking experience Created by: Mustang.
Roomnesia: /room-nee-zhuh/ Cindy was busy reading the novel she had borrowed from her friend when she was remembered that she she had not yet taken something out of the freezer for her dinner. By the time she made it to the kitchen she was struck by a case of roomnesia, unable to remember why she had made the journey. She had to return to her book and read three more chapters before the thought came back to her. Etymology: room (a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts) + amnesia (loss of a large block of interrelated memories) Created by: artr.
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