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'Hi Sexy! Oops... Sorry, I thought you were someone else.'

DEFINITION: To recognize and loudly greet a friend only to realize that it is a complete stranger, who now thinks that you are somewhat odd.

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Greetgaffe

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: GREET-gaff

Sentence: You should have seen the look on Bob's chumystified face, when he realized that the person whom he had greeted so loudly was a complete stranger. This greetgaffe was just the latest in his long list of cobberclangers. Only later on, when he learned that it was his greatest chumistake yet, did he decide that it was time to start compiling a corrifriendum.

Etymology: Greet: to welcome & gaffe: awkward social error, a faux pas.

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Salutorture

Created by: elron

Pronunciation: sal-yoo-tor-chur

Sentence: From the back, Sally thought it was her friend, Jude, but quickly realized it wasn't and suffered salutorture.

Etymology: salutation + torture

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Helloaaah

Created by: sevenjades

Pronunciation: Hello - aaahh

Sentence: Oh, god, I just did a complete helloaaaah to that wierd guy!

Etymology: Combination of "Hello" and "aaaahh", as in the sound one makes when one frantically tries to place who a person is and what to say to cover the gaff.

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Wreckognition

Created by: caffreyc

Pronunciation: wreck-og-ni-tion

Sentence: My wreckognition ability seems to be growing as I get older

Etymology: wreck, recognition

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Greepster

Created by: doctathunder

Pronunciation: GREEP-ster

Sentence: I was having a pleasant conversation with my girlfriend until this greepster yelled out to me from across the street insisting she knew me.

Etymology: Greet + Creeper

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