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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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Gremembrain

Created by: Hjason

Pronunciation: gre-mem-brain

Sentence: Although I have no idea who you are, I am really enjoying tring to gremembraining while I hug you.

Etymology: greet-remember-brain

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Amnomenclate

msnyder

Created by: msnyder

Pronunciation: am - no - men - clate

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Visnomia

Created by: xadrian

Pronunciation: vihz no me nya

Sentence: I suffer from visnomia every time I go to reunions.

Etymology: Vis from visage or face. Nom for name. "ia" for making it sound like a disease.

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Wishiknewya

Created by: ndzeus2525

Pronunciation: wish i knew ya

Sentence: Hmm,

Etymology:

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Dismonikerembrance

Created by: ArsMajika

Pronunciation: DIS-moh-ni-KUR-em-brans

Sentence: "Heeeeeey.... uh... you! Long time no see... look, I'm sorry, I'm having the worst case of dismonikerembrance right now. What's your name again?"

Etymology: Dis, to negate; moniker, a name; remembrance, a memory

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Prevaricuddling

Created by: wysware

Pronunciation: pre-vari-cud-ling

Sentence: As soon as he saw me he started to hug me in his prevaricuddling way

Etymology: prevaricate (avoid stating the truth) cuddling (embracing)

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Hugaroundabush

Created by: modemjunkie

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I couldn't remember her name so I hugaroundabushed until it came to me.

Etymology:

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Alznhamers

Created by: rtrtrth

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Stuntgreeting

Created by: cannibalgymnastics

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Namenesia

Created by: chrisk2k7

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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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!