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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.

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Misplussed

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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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

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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"

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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

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