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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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Awkwamacies

Created by: Aioua

Pronunciation: Awk'-wer-ma-sees

Sentence: I hadn't seen her for a couple of years, but never the less she rushed in for some awkarmacies while I racked my memory for her name.

Etymology: awkward + intamices

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Disgisnoforgeting

Created by: neoss

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Proclaspinate

Created by: galwaywegian

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Hugstall

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: hug-stall

Sentence: Julie could not remember her friend's name so she hugstalled for time.

Etymology: hug + stall

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Delayniate

Created by: xcruser88x

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Sentence: After delayniating for thirty seconds, Michael confidently greeted Aunt Betsy with a hearty "Hello, Ruth!"

Etymology: Delay + Delineate

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Nameblockia

Created by: MShort

Pronunciation: Name block e a

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Shmoozemporize

Created by: squirrelian

Pronunciation: shmoozemporize

Sentence: He shmoozemporized until he could make a graceful exit.

Etymology: "Shmooze" plus "temporize" (temporize as in stall for time).

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Wishiknewya

Created by: ndzeus2525

Pronunciation: wish i knew ya

Sentence: Hmm,

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Savingfaceembrace

Created by: ipswich78

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Nomentoblag

Created by: slumpman

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Etymology: Nom and mento from the latin root words for Name and Memory, and blag meaning to fly by the seat of your pants

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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!