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DEFINITION: n. A condition where you get so distracted by the fact that you can't find something, that you forget what you were looking for. v. To forget what you are looking for while you are looking for it.
Verboticisms
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Seekersblock
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: sikh-errs-blok
Sentence: He knew it would be in the last place he looked, but his seekersblock proved something of an obstacle.
Etymology: From "writer's block" and "seek". Always wonder whether you're allowed 2 separate words, because "seeker's block" would be better here.
Tweekpeek
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: tw'eek p'eek
Sentence: So irritated at his inability to locate his wallet, John found himself throwing things about the room while tweekpeeking under everything.
Etymology:
Roomnesia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: roŏmnēzhə
Sentence: Tom has more nesias than you can shake a stick at. There*s roomnesia, where he is working and realizes he needs something to complete his task only to forget what he was going to find when he leaves the room. There is roamnesia, where he forgets what he was working on as soon as he starts to wander in search of something he now can\'t remember. He also shows signs of homenesia, where he forgets where he is going as soon as he leaves the house and Romenesia where he can*t remember his vacation to Italy. Tom figures the final stage will be tombnesia when he can forget everything and get some long-lasting rest.
Etymology: room (a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling) + amnesia (a partial or total loss of memory)
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COMMENTS:
I have worknesia, where I get so distracted thinking up a word for Verbotomy that I forget to get ready for work. - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-01: 06:40:00
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Confogulated
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: con-fog-u-late-ed
Sentence: I'm so confogulated, what was I looking for?
Etymology: Confused+forgot+discombobulated
Diversiamnesia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dy ver jha am neez eeya
Sentence: My son, Whatshisname, cannot remember a thing. He suffers from diversiamnesia. I don't know where he gets it from, but he goes into a room and forgets why he went there. Ideas land on his brain but flitter away like little butterflies if he has any distraction at all. My nagging makes it worse according to him, but you cannot trust him to run a simple errand or remember important things. I think he's hitting old age early and his condition is inherited from his father, Whateverhisnamewas. Where was I...???
Etymology: Diversion (a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); a distraction) & Amnesia (partial or total loss of memory)
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COMMENTS:
"hitting old age early" - chuckle! - splendiction, 2009-10-01: 19:15:00
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Unfounder
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Un-fownd-dur
Sentence: Tom had been searching for his car keys for hours when suddenly he unfoundered; his mind blanked and he couldn't remember what he needed to do.
Etymology: Unfound + founder. Founder: to stumble, fail, collapse etc.
Forgetmeenotagain
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: for/get/mee/not/a/gen
Sentence: After my fifth trip to the kitchen and experiencing a forgemeenotagain I decided to start writing all my tasks down as soon as I thought of them - then I forgot.
Etymology: forget me not + again
Seekeying
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: see kee ying
Sentence: Al Zymer did it again...he went into the room but forgot what he went in there for. He forgot what he was seekeying. In future he decided he would right it down or make a code of words to relate to what he needed to get. His favourite movie was "Johnny Mnemonic" starring Keyanu Reeves, but since he got that bad bronchial infection, he thought he was actually "Johnny Pneumonic".
Etymology: Seeking (looking for, trying to find or obtain) & Keying (effective; producing a desired effect;a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access)
Disfindtional
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: diss + find + shun + ull
Sentence: I got so upset over my missing wallet that I was completely disfindtional. But I did find my mobile phone, at least. Now if I only had some cash...
Etymology: disfunctional + find
Outoflocus
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: out-o-FLOW-cus
Sentence: Conor was so outoflocus that he spent all day retracing his steps trying to remind himself of what he was looking for.
Etymology: out of focus (not focussed) + locus (location)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066.
Thank you mana1066! ~ James
I do believe in the UK the DJ on Radio 2 called Terry Wogan calls this a senior moment but thats two words.
Funny thing is that it's been happening to me since I was a kid... Do think it's going to get worse as I get older?
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066. Thank you mana1066. ~ James