Verboticism: Braindrain

'I wish I knew what I'm thinking?'

DEFINITION: n. A lost thought; v. To become distracted and lose track of what you were thinking.

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Pensamnesia

Created by: Carria

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Etymology: From latin pēnsāre "think " and amnesia

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Divershunt

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: div err shunnt

Sentence: he always had something cute and witty to say to her, but when he walked into her office, her scent and her smile caused a major divershunt, leaving him simpering while withdrawing to the safety of the men's room.

Etymology: diversion, shunt

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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:

petaj This is lovely to say out loud. - petaj, 2007-05-22: 03:06:00

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Mensabsentia

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: men-sab-sen-she-a

Sentence: On your 50th birthday you become eligible to join Mensabsentia. Members of this society can be identified by the blank look on their faces upon walking into a room, followed by an abrupt turnabout as the person goes back to where he or she started to see if they can remember why they went there in the first place. Members can often be heard saying "I used to be smart -- I even went to college and got my Master's!" Other characteristic phrases may be: "Turn that thing down -- are you deaf?" "Where the hell is my..." "Why, when I was your age..." and "What does it mean when the screen is black?"

Etymology: mensa: an exclusive society where the membership must have IQ test results better than 98% of the population + in absencia: in absence

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Thautata

ohwtepph

Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: thaw - tuh - TAH [just say the last two syllables in a staccato accent] phonemic symbols: /θɔːt - tʌ - tɑː'/

Sentence: Thalia thautatad and her thought then turn to a thorough thautata. Thin thoughts turn out to be thautatas when thoughtless Thalia thinks thin thoughts-- a thoughtless thinking method we know now as thautata.

Etymology: "thought" + tata [goodbye in a more smexi manner]

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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

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Braindrain

artr

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)

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Psyskip

Created by: katytee

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Sentence: "Sorry, had a bit of a baffling little psyskip there...what was I saying again?"

Etymology: psych (i.e stuff to do with the mind) + skip (like what a CD might do)

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Flabulous

Created by: boomslang

Pronunciation: flab-u-luss

Sentence: you look flabulous today dear!

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excellent! - boomslang, 2009-12-05: 19:11:00

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Aydeedee

Created by: treyb

Pronunciation: Ey-dee-dee

Sentence: Arg, aydeedee, I forgot what I was going to tell you.

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