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DEFINITION: To be so distracted by the fact that you can't find something, that you forget what you were looking for.
Verboticisms
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Damnesia
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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Represstigation
Created by: cmcesq
Pronunciation: Re-press-ti-gashun
Sentence: I was looking for something, but I represstigated what it is!
Etymology: Repress + investigation
Dualcoredelete
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
Deliriuhm
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?
Losatwa
Created by: leeannhamers
Pronunciation: la-us-aa-twa
Sentence: i was all like losatwa~!
Etymology: lost/ monwatwa
Findset
Created by: graypenguin
Pronunciation: find-set
Sentence: He was stuck in such a findset that he forgot what he was looking for.
Etymology: find + mindset
Neglecate
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
Distractastration
Created by: torvaldhightower
Pronunciation: distract-a-stray-shun
Sentence: I'm experiencing so much distractastration, standing here, bending over, and staring blankly. I'm going to put my hand on my forehead in distractastration.
Etymology: distraction + frustration
Flakesearch
Created by: sparkles510
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Matt's continued to flakesearch even though the keys are in his hands.
Etymology:
Escalapse
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"

Comments:
FreeToys - 2007-09-10: 14:01:00
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