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DEFINITION: To share greetings, hugs, and kisses with old friends and familiar faces, while you desperately try to remember their names.
Verboticisms
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Namefart
Created by: kdhills
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I ran into Tammy's brother on the subway yesterday and was completely embarassed when he said hello. I had a total namefart!
Etymology: Name + Brainfart
Pretenderness
Created by: polarpanda
Pronunciation: pre-ten-der-ness (not PREE-ten-der-ness)
Sentence: Hey, honey, tell me your cousin Patrice's husband's name again-- he's headed over here, and I don't want all that awkward pretenderness when he leans in for a hug.
Etymology: pretend + tenderness
Remissing
Created by: Dustfinger
Pronunciation: Re-mih-sing
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Haha that one sucks... - Dustfinger, 2006-12-12: 18:54:00
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Awkistic
Created by: matrixpro
Pronunciation: awe-kiss-tick
Sentence: He gave her an awkistic hello when the group stared at him to introduce her to them.
Etymology: My brain
Familanesia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fuh/mil/a/nee/zhuh
Sentence: Familanesia strikes me often at this time of year at Christmas parties.
Etymology: familiar + amnesia
Recollaffect
Created by: nicolase
Pronunciation:
Sentence: While Manfred was clearly aware of who these gregarious people in latex were, and seemed glad to see them, Tina could only guess, and was forced to recollaffect.
Etymology: A triple portmanteau of "recollect", "affection" and "affect"- i.e. pretense.
Forgreetten
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: for-greet-en
Sentence: His forgreetens are really freaking me out. As his memory gets worse the kisses and cuddles go on longer and longer!
Etymology: forgotten + greeting

Comments:
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-11: 12:34:00
Babel - I love hospiwhothehellity
babel - 2006-12-11: 13:45:00
familanesia is a great one stevenson
wordmeister - 2006-12-11: 14:01:00
Personally, I find embarassing when I get familanesia or hospiwhothehellity... Why do you guys like it?
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-11: 15:31:00
I agree - both are great words but Babel - I think you could expand it to hospiwhothellareyouity
babel - 2006-12-11: 15:33:00
hospiwhothehellareyoulookingatmelikeimsupposedtoknowyouity
babel - 2006-12-11: 15:34:00
oh well, i guess i found the max single word length haha
wordmeister - 2006-12-11: 15:51:00
Yes, I can only guess how your word ends...
CaptPoco - 2006-12-18: 10:19:00
Memorafeeblia is so fun to say!