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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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Goncept
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: gon-sept
Sentence: Now I can't remember why I liked this word - it's goncept.
Etymology: concept: Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion + gone: departed; left.
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COMMENTS:
immaculate gonception? - Nosila, 2009-12-04: 18:17:00
:-) inarticulate gonception - whipspeak, 2009-12-04: 19:07:00
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Mislaidea
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: mis-ley-DEE-uh
Sentence: No one could recall the name of Gabriel's play; Randall chalked it up as a meager mislaidea, but Julia was determined to overcome the rememberference.
Etymology: mislaid + idea
Braindrop
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: brain-drop
Sentence: Um, I forget what I was going to write.
Etymology: Braindrops keep falling from my head. And just like the guy whose thoughts are too big for his head, nothing seems to stick....
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COMMENTS:
funny petaj - I like the song too - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-21: 09:35:00
Listen to the rhythm of the falling brain, telling me just what a fool I've been. - Clayton, 2007-05-21: 15:32:00
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Amnesiache
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: am nee zhe ayk
Sentence: When stressed, Maggie became distracted and found herself with an amnesiache. When that old train of thought gets derailed, it's a pain in the caboose.
Etymology: Amnesia (partial or total loss of memory) & Ache (have a desire for something or someone who is not present)
Gonecept
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: GAWN-sept
Sentence: Dexter was usually full of ideas, but his latest one rapidly turned into a gonecept when his manager suddenly asked Dexter to describe it.
Etymology: Gone (vanished) + concept (idea)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - galwaywegian, 2012-09-14: 08:02:00
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Craniaflatuence
Created by: angelheart
Pronunciation: Crania-FLAT-u-ence
Sentence: "I'm really suffering from a bad case of craniaflatuence"
Etymology: Crania-pertaining to the head or brain Flatuence-having excess gas in the system
Brainitch
Created by: LMR1991
Pronunciation: brain-i-tick
Sentence: Ugh! I have a brainitch.
Etymology:
Threadrift
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: thred-rift
Sentence: I had just the perfect final thought for my paper, but then I lost hold of it and the next minute it was threadrift.
Etymology: Thread (as in thread of an idea or thought) + drift (to move away)
Irritrieveability
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ir ret treev ab ilitee
Sentence: It happened again. Brianna had another irritrievability session. Her train of thought had become derailed again. It was like being an amnesiac in a soap opera. She could not remember anything from a second ago, nevermind longer. It all started when she began dating her co-star, Drew A. Blanc. He seemed to have no memory at all. Probably a good thing in Hollywood, but a bad thing for her...had they had their first kiss, gotten married, had a child? Who knew??? All that Brianna did know was that she would have to get back on the Ginko-Biloba again soon, or her career might be over! Whoulda thought????
Etymology: Irretrievable (impossible to recover or recoup or overcome) & Irritate (annoy;disturb, especially by minor irritations) & Ability (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done).
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41. ~ James