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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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Whoneon

Created by: r3m0t

Pronunciation: Who - nion

Sentence: It was a frustrating whoneon.

Etymology: who + re-union

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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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Grunnaknowtings

Created by: garneteyes

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Mumblish

Created by: wordbird

Pronunciation: mumb-lish

Sentence: With all of the excitement at the front door, he was able to get away with Mumblish when he hugged aunt Harriet.

Etymology: mumble; English

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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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Youwhoing

Created by: bozzerino

Pronunciation: yoo hoo ing

Sentence:

Etymology: yoo hoo you who

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Hugnesia

Created by: labareda

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Anachronesia

Stinah

Created by: Stinah

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Lucy has anachronesia and doesn't remember you even if she smiles at you.

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Nameflop

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: name-flop

Sentence: When MaryAnne arrived at the Christmas party, she nameflopped all of her husband's cousins. Then she had a few drinks and started nameflipflopping...

Etymology: Like name dropping, only not as smooth

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Nomenesia

doogman

Created by: doogman

Pronunciation: No-Men-Ease-ee-ah

Sentence: As she hugged me and kissed my cheek, I was struck by a wave of nomenesia.

Etymology: From the Latin "nomen" (name) and amenesia (to forget)

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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!