Verboticism: Whichhunt

'What was I looking for?'

DEFINITION: n. A condition where you get so distracted by the fact that you can't find something, that you forget what you were looking for. v. To forget what you are looking for while you are looking for it.

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Whichhunt

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: which-hunt

Sentence: as he aimlessly entered the kitchen again, he realised he needed to give up this whichhunt.

Etymology: which, hunt, witch hunt

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Comments: Whichhunt

galwaywegian - 2007-03-15: 06:03:00
excellost!

mplsbohemian - 2007-03-15: 19:27:00
This could be rendered as a verb, nice.

ekath - 2007-03-22: 22:37:00
this works also because, as in a witchhunt, one is actually unlikely to find something when they forget to look for it or won't notice it when they see it