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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
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Whuuh
Created by: c2flores
Pronunciation: Whu-uuu-hhh
Sentence: So, I got to the bathroom, and I was like whuuh, what am I doing, whuuh, where is my laptop?
Etymology: Phonetic, from the noise one makes one scratching head in confusion.
Aimnesience
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: aym -neezsh-ee- enss
Sentence: Jenna was juggling many thoughts in her head as she got up from the stack of papers she was sifting through. With a movement that indicated purpose, she walked down the hallway, down the flight of steps into the basement laundryroom and stopped short of the supply shelves, ironing board, and second freezer. Not sure what to do next, she suffered from a bought of aimnesience, as she tilted her head and furrowed her brows.
Etymology: aim (purpose) + amnesia (loss of memory)
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COMMENTS:
Those A words have it! A + ! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 01:55:00
Nice! - ErWenn, 2008-03-21: 02:07:00
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Sublimaction
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: sub-lim-ak-shun
Sentence: Darlene stared blankly at the receptionist as she entered the hospital, dazed with sudden sublimaction. "What the hell am I doing here?" she silently thought, as she reached to quizzically scratch her head with her bloodied stump of an arm.
Etymology: sublimation - to pass directly from a solid to a gas; action - something that is done; thus, the evolution of a solid purpose into an fleeting notion that melts into the ether
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-21: 11:47:00
You write horror stories as well as S Crane! Very astute creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 13:30:00
stump - how about sub limb action - petaj, 2008-03-21: 23:49:00
Seems Darlene has been left out on a limb. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 01:05:00
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Sprachcaffelious
Created by: willy
Pronunciation: sprch. caff. lious.
Sentence: That company is going down... look at that sprachcaffelious way of working...
Etymology: Sprach: language caffe: tea Sprachcaffilaxis: from ancient Greek, the ability to do nothing for 8 hours every day.
Bellipud
Created by: soozay
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I'm curious about your verboticism. Wish you had done a pronunciation, sentence and etymology. Did you know you get points for each of them ... especially the sentence. I'm looking forward to reading more from you. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-22: 11:31:00
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Vacuuity
Created by: Bobness
Pronunciation: văk’-yōō-ity
Sentence: I needed something from the kitchen, but when I got there, I experienced a complete vacuuity.
Etymology: From the Latin: empty space, from neuter of vacuus and -ity: a state or quality.
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COMMENTS:
Captures the essence of how empty we feel when our memory lapses! Outstanding word. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 21:20:00
Perhaps,it was the vacuum cleaner! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 01:03:00
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Entresitation
Created by: CrayonWarrior
Pronunciation: X-Sampa : entrezIteIshVn ent-trez-it-ey-shun
Sentence: Betty was faced with severe entresitation when she couldn't remember what she could possibly want on entering the attic
Etymology: enter - to go inside hesitation - a moment of pause
Locoblivation
Created by: Saylor
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She strode into the room, sure of her purpose but not even a foot past the threshold, locoblivation came upon her.
Etymology: locus, Latin: place obliviscor, Latin: forget location-related amnesia
Dejaknew
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: day/zha/noo (like "deja vu")
Sentence: Shelley knew she had come into the loo with something to do, but now she had no clue what to do. Another moment of deja knew. Or deja loo.
Etymology: deja vu (Fr. "already seen") + knew
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COMMENTS:
Intriguing! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-21: 02:29:00
Shelley must be a Dr. Zeus fan - bookowl, 2008-03-21: 15:04:00
Dejectable! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 00:35:00
Gezhundeit!! - Mustang, 2008-03-22: 08:10:00
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Roomnesia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: room neez ya
Sentence: It was happening more and more often. Fran would enter a room and forget why she went there. She was not demented or going gaga, but everyday she would have an episode of roomnesia. She'd make a point of going into a room to do or get something and then totally forget why she went there. One night when she had some colleagues from work over, she went into the bathroom on the main floor. When she arrived, her reason for going there was pressing large on her mind. "It began with a Pee", she remembered and it was her #1 reason for going, but still she forgot. Was this the start of problems for her??? Depends...
Etymology: Room (chamber;an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling) & Amnesia (partial or total loss of memory)
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COMMENTS:
Nicely done. - artr, 2010-05-28: 03:53:00
"_#1_ reason for _going_" - Ha!! That was a good one! - karenanne, 2010-05-28: 19:55:00
Mais wee! Urine in good company if you liked that one! - Nosila, 2010-05-29: 00:22:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Jamagra. Thank you Jamagra. ~ James
arrrteest - 2008-03-21: 01:10:00
Been there many a time. It is weird when it happens when you're driving.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 02:04:00
Whysly done, you Whys ones, Jamagra and James! (big silly grin/wink)
ErWenn - 2008-03-21: 02:06:00
Now this is a concept that genuinely needs a good word.
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 02:27:00
James! How did you know about my harvest gold toilet?!
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 02:32:00
James! How did you know about my harvest gold toilet?!
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 02:34:00
Ack. Sorry about the deux referring to the loo.
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 05:30:00
I'm curious as to why there's a carrot in her cleavage. Perhaps she was going there to eat it?
stache - 2008-03-21: 09:08:00
looks like a band-aid to me. great toon in any event. captures the feeling to a tee. and I should know.
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 12:19:00
BTW, lovely toilet jamagra, but you really should remove the band-aid/carrot before you pose for pictures with it.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 13:20:00
Brings a whole new meaning to the expression carrot top!
stache - 2008-03-21: 13:57:00
On third look I think it's merely an alluring peek at the d'ecolletage. Or else her bra is showing.
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:19:00
I don't think the foreign object is her decollete, stache. I think it may be a partially-developed conjoined twin. More to the point, I'm pretty sure I know why she went into the WC: She was trying to find a "W".
Jamagra - 2008-03-21: 14:22:00
The band-aided carrot in the cleavage is sort of an Easter tradition at my house. Don't ask. heh.
stache - 2008-03-21: 14:25:00
mmmmmm. band-aids and carrots.
stache - 2008-03-21: 14:26:00
mmmmmmmm. partially-developed conjoined twins.
I think it's a carrot, a d'ecolletaged carrot. I thought it'd be better to use a carrot rather than a stick. Besides the stick is Jamagra's harvest gold toilet. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-21: 14:35:00
mmmmmmmm. partially-developed conjoined twins.
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:43:00
See, that's the problem with this world. There are plenty of religious holidays that feature band-aided carrots, but not a single one that features partially-developed conjoined twins. If that's not descrimination, I don't know what is. I mean, who speaks for them? Besides the fully-developed twins to which they are joined, that is.
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:47:00
I'VE ASKED YOU THREE TIMES!!!
doseydotes - 2008-03-21: 14:47:00
I DIDN'T MEAN TO, BUT, DANG IT, I DID!
I think the conjoined twins problem is replicating itself. I will fix this, one moment please... ~ James
There I fixed it. And I added safety valve which will prevent accidental repeat flushing -- oops I mean posting. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 18:45:00
Ah, sounds like a Kohler. Whooooosh! I dunno Jamagra, I think I'd remove that injured carrot before the Easter Buny comes sniffin' around. But then again...
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 20:11:00
BTW James, great toon! Actually laughed out loud at this one, and the one a few days ago, but I forget what it was. Um, I took a trip to toonesia?
Thanks Purple! Perhaps the carrot catered to an obsession with vegetables? ~ James
Nosila - 2008-03-21: 23:59:00
Hello? It's Easter. Of course you'd place a carrot there to ensure the Easter Bunny might bring you something...DUH! Lettuce cornsider what would turnip with a bean there, done that attitude; a higher celery;frequent leeks; a Satsquash; and pepper that with the BEETles; Italian Scallions; and I'd haqve been on Okra Winfrey!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-23: 20:09:00
HA! Lovely comment to endive the weekend!
Today's definition was suggested by Jamagra. Thank you Jamagra. ~ James
DonaldHatry - 2018-05-29: 04:11:00
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