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DEFINITION: To share greetings, hugs, and kisses with old friends and familiar faces, while you desperately try to remember their names.
Verboticisms
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Amnesianuzzle
Created by: ReeTard
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Robert was approched by a hord of old friends whom he dutifully gave to each an amnesianuzzle.
Etymology:
Recognlies
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: rek-uhn-lahyz
Sentence: He recognliesed almost everyone at his high-school reunion fondly recalling that time they played that funny joke on old Mr. what's his face during that big assembly senior year.
Etymology: recognize + lie
Forggels
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: for-gah-elles
Sentence: When I bumped into Peter last weekend at the reunion, it was ackward. I was forced in giving forggels until I could recall who this man.
Etymology: forged + huggles fake hugs
Hootherhug
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: who-the-hug
Sentence: As usual Bob stuck close to Betty to make use of her photographic memory. Nevertheless he could not entirely avoid hootherhugging a bunch of his trice-removed cousins that Betty had never met before.
Etymology: Who the heck are you? + hug
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COMMENTS:
If you found out that she used to be your wet nurse or your favourite waitress, would you give her a hooterhug? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-11: 06:52:00
is it a hoosierhug if they went to Indiana U or were that guy who also did lex luthor, what was his name... - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:43:00
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Frots
Created by: missmurder
Pronunciation: frots
Sentence: The boy frots alot.
Etymology: forgets+alot
Forfriendfulness
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: for-FRIEND-full-ness
Sentence: Amy entered the room of her old classmates and knew that with her forfriendfulness, she would have to trick people into letting their names into the conversation.
Etymology: Forgetfulness and friends
Whoisitize
Created by: alex26
Pronunciation: hoo-IZ-uh-tyze
Sentence: While the old lady was giving me a hug, I was desparately whoisitizing her to no avail.
Etymology: From "who is it?"
Welcummm
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: WEHL-kuhmmm
Sentence: Alex welcummmed his cousin Betty--or was it Jean?
Etymology: welcome + ummm (sound made when trying to remember)
Ummism
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: ummm-izm
Sentence: Oh no, I hope I don't suffer from ummism when I meet up with my old friends.
Etymology: Someone might use the word 'umm' when they are not sure what else to say
Shargot
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: sh-ay-r-g-aw-t
Sentence: Meggy felt soooooo uncomfortable as she and everyone else in the room tried to remember each other's names.
Etymology: share+forgot