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DEFINITION: n. A lost thought; v. To become distracted and lose track of what you were thinking.
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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
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
Castathought
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: k-ah-s-t-uh-th-ough-t
Sentence: Jenna tried to remember her castathought but she had lost her concentration.
Etymology: castaway+thought
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
Disconthinkcue
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: dis kon THIN kyu
Sentence: Partway through my presentation, I completely disconthinkued, causing me to stop mid-sentence. (One might also experience a "disconthinkcuance")
Etymology: discontinue + think.
Lought
Created by: JayBaldo
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: A terrible combo of lost and thought.
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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Braindrain
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: breyn-dreyn
Sentence: Jill had a lot of great ideas going into the meeting but her braindrain was pulled when she saw Brian sitting in the conference room. She had such a crush on him that she just felt numbstruck.
Etymology: brain (mind; intellect) + drain (to exhaust the resources of)
Thurp
Created by: mgood
Pronunciation: th-urp
Sentence: I hope I can recover the thurp I just endured!
Etymology: combined thought with burp!
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COMMENTS:
I've had a thurp before myself. - texmom, 2007-05-23: 00:22:00
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Blankified
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: blank-i-fide
Sentence: I was blankified during the big test - was it George Washington or Dick Cheney who sailed across the Delaware?
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41. ~ James