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DEFINITION: n. A lost thought; v. To become distracted and lose track of what you were thinking.
Verboticisms
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Synapped
Created by: newworldview
Pronunciation: sin-apt
Sentence: Their loud talking on the train synapped my idea for a new invention.
Etymology: synapse + kidnapped
Ponderror
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pond + err + or
Sentence: I had this great idea for a new flavor of frozen yogurt but then my brain had a ponderror and I don't know what it was any more.
Etymology: ponder + error
Thnought
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: thnort
Sentence: yet another thnought had slipped through the cracks in his brain
Etymology: thought, nought
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COMMENTS:
This is lovely to say out loud. - petaj, 2007-05-22: 03:06:00
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Flabulous
Created by: boomslang
Pronunciation: flab-u-luss
Sentence: you look flabulous today dear!
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - boomslang, 2009-12-05: 19:11:00
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Demnemon
Created by: Scattercat
Pronunciation: de-NEH-mon. Similar to denouement, with which it shares some aspects of connotation as well.
Sentence: He opened his mouth to begin the presentation, and his mind went blank; if he hadn't had his notecards ready, it would have been a total demnemonstration.
Etymology: The word has roots in 'demon', such as might be responsible for the phenomenon, and 'mnemonic', which in this experience is conspicuous in its absence. The prefix 'de-' and the root 'mnem' also combined to play a certain role here.
Attentionesia
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: ah ten shun e see ya
Sentence: During her speech a spell of attentionesia swept the next thought from her mind
Etymology: attention + amnesia
Thinkhole
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: think - ho - el
Sentence: In trying to remember what she meant to tell her husband, Marnie encountered a thinkhole. She could not retrieve the thoughts that had been preoccupying her for the last day and a half. She felt like her mind was wandering the desert.
Etymology: think, sink, sinkhole
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COMMENTS:
I must thay, that's a thuper word! - whipspeak, 2009-12-04: 08:07:00
Love it! You got my vote! - artr, 2009-12-06: 06:53:00
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Thinkslip
Created by: ldikarev
Pronunciation: THink slip
Sentence: As I was about to win the noble prize for general awesomeness of ideas I had abrupt thinkslip and lost all memory of my idea.
Etymology: think slip
Thoughtbotomy
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: n. thot-bot-oh-mee
Sentence: During his presentation, Bob had an unscheduled thoughtbotomy; the slide was before him, yet he couldn't think of a single word to say.
Etymology: thought, lobotomy
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COMMENTS:
yikes - just thought of a witty retort and then lost it - I gusess it was a verbothoughbotomy - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-21: 09:40:00
I also forgot how to spell guess - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-21: 09:41:00
I can sympathize - I suffer from spellth with alarming frequency lately. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-21: 18:07:00
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Aydeedee
Created by: treyb
Pronunciation: Ey-dee-dee
Sentence: Arg, aydeedee, I forgot what I was going to tell you.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41. ~ James