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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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Memoralysis

librarygrrrl

Created by: librarygrrrl

Pronunciation: meh-mor-AL-i-sis

Sentence: Embarrassed by his memoralysis, John frantically tried to recollect his redheaded second cousin's name.

Etymology: memory + paralysis

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- fashionista, 2006-12-28: 15:51:00

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Totsation

Created by: Bunny36

Pronunciation: tot-say-shun

Sentence: He was overcome by the feeling of totsation.

Etymology: Also known as the 'tip-of-the-tounge feeling' because of the common sensation that accompanies the panicked pause.

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Frieamnesia

Created by: jedamacr

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Stallinom

Created by: skelk

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Forgreet

Created by: LostAccount

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Quexorcism

rilstix

Created by: rilstix

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Hobnobnumb

Created by: Dancebert

Pronunciation: Hob-nob-numb

Sentence: Although he continued to exchange pleasentries, he was clueless as to whom he was talking to.

Etymology: Hobnob - to associate familiarly Numb - devoid of sensation

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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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Whozdabitch

Created by: btkantz

Pronunciation: whose- Da- Bitch

Sentence: Jim whozdabitched his ex- girlfriend jan at the party last night.

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Salulapsetation

aly22

Created by: aly22

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Etymology: salutation + lapse

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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!