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'But I only see her once a year. And I do remember her hair. And her lips...'

DEFINITION: To share greetings, hugs, and kisses with old friends and familiar faces, while you desperately try to remember their names.

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Namenesia

Created by: chale

Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya

Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's

Etymology: Name + amnesia

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Philostall

Created by: oohisay

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COMMENTS:

Bob decided his only hope for remembering her name was to philostall. - oohisay, 2006-12-13: 09:42:00

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Anonymifection

Created by: boywondernyc

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Mismoniker

carlcollins

Created by: carlcollins

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Sentence: I had a total mismoniker the other day, I knew I knew her but damned if I could recall her name.

Etymology: Mis (like mistake, mismatch) and moniker (name)

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Nameblockia

Created by: MShort

Pronunciation: Name block e a

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Reunmemtrieve

Created by: BDR1985

Pronunciation: re-un-mem-trieve

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Etymology: Reunion + Memory + Retrieve

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Forgetimate

Created by: maxronez

Pronunciation: fur-GET-im-ayt

Sentence: Oops, I was caught forgetimating... uh... whats-her-name.

Etymology: forget + mate

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Namnesia

Created by: Hilary

Pronunciation: cross between name and amnesia.

Sentence: I'm sorry, I can't recall your name- I've got namnesia.

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Namiliate

Created by: Coolfool

Pronunciation: Nam+iliate as in humiliate.

Sentence: I was completly namiliated by that chance meeting with that couple. We double dated a few times and I still can't remember their names!

Etymology: from name, and humiliate.

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Annualexidentication

Created by: mugwai

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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!