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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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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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Fleethink

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: flee th ink

Sentence: He thought the thought was fleethink but he wasn't sure.

Etymology: fleeting think

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Slippedcognizant

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sliptkägnəzənt

Sentence: Much like the old quote from the Three Stooges, ”I’m trying to think but nothing happens” John can lose a thought before it he can even finish formulating it. In a slippedcognizant moment he can even forget the Alamo.

Etymology: slipped cog (mental mistake) + cognizant (having knowledge or being aware of)

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Rememberr

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: re-memb-er

Sentence: Sophie racked her brains to try and recall the witty comeback she was about to make to her nemesis at work. Unfortunately, her thoughts had switched inconveniently to what she needed to get at the shops on the way home and could only rememberr something totally inadequate.

Etymology: remember (the act of memory) + err (to make a mistake) + er (an expression which indicates uncertainty)

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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)

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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