Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: du/al/core/de/lete

Sentence: His brainblurt descended to the ultimate dualcoredelete where he couldn't remember what he was trying to remember, what he couldn't remember.

Etymology: Intel Dual Core processor + delete

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Created by: leeannhamers

Pronunciation: la-us-aa-twa

Sentence: i was all like losatwa~!

Etymology: lost/ monwatwa

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: neh-gle-keyt

Sentence: Fred continued to neglecate until Wilma hit him on the head with a frying pan.

Etymology: neglect + locate

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Created by: gazissax

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He was so stricken with biaphasia that he couldn't find the words for what he had lost.

Etymology: From "aphasia" which is loss of ability to remember language; and "bi" meaning double.

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Created by: trace45

Pronunciation: rec·ol·lecti·cide

Sentence: When Mary was looking for her purse she experienced recollecticide because her thought in the mind was put to death when she stopped to ask her friend did she know what she was looking for.

Etymology: recollect + cide

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: miss-plust

Sentence: Her misplussment was obvious as she crawled on the floor instead of looking up to the ceiling for her helium filled balloon.

Etymology: misplaced + nonplussed

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COMMENTS:

Good etymology! - skeeterzirra, 2007-09-10: 22:01:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: thing-a-MA-bliv

Sentence: Good natured Bob, who couldn't find the TV's remote control, quickly became blank-minded Bob in a thing o' nothing thingamabliv

Etymology: Blend of Thingamajig: anything otherwise unnamed whether through choice or one's inability to recall the correct name & "bliv" from oblivion: forgetfulnss.

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Created by: recessivejean

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I had been searching for my lost keys when damnesia kicked in, and I wandered off to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Great word! You should always put in a pronunciation and etymology as well, so you can get all your rightful points. - Osomatic, 2007-09-10: 00:47:00

good one - FreeToys, 2007-09-10: 14:06:00

Goddamnesia, I think you've got it! Fantastic word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-10: 17:27:00

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Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: es-kuh-laps

Sentence: He couldn't remember where he set his cellphone, and it just escalapsed from there. Now he's just standing there, gazing into the refrigerator, hoping it has what he needs.

Etymology: escalate (to increase in magnitude, intensity, amount...) + lapse, as in "a lapse of memory"

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: deh/leer/ee/um

Sentence: His mind was in such a state of deliriuhm that he completely forgot what the frantic search had been for

Etymology: delirium(wild obsessive excitement) + uhm?

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