Verboticism: Entrefugue
DEFINITION: n. The moment of loss, hesitation and confusion, which occurs when you enter a room and immediately forget why. v. To forget why you entered a room.
Entrefugue
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: ŏn'trā fyōōg
Sentence: "What the hell was it I was after?" Herman muttered as he wandered about his bungalow. In the middle of an oil change, he had gotten dirty oil on the pocket of his jeans, his keys and the doorknob in the process of reentering. He could only stand there, empty beer bottle in hand, and hope his entrefugue would soon pass.
Etymology: entree, the act of entering; fugue, a period during which a person suffers from loss of memory, often begins a new life, and, upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase.
Points: 806
Comments: Entrefugue
silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 01:37:00
Great opening line ... broke out laughing and can't quit ... for the last lines in your etymology ... made me laugh even harder! Funtastic!
Tigger - 2008-03-21: 02:10:00
Neat word. With a slight variation, "Entréefugue" could be used for when you forget what you ate for dinner.
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-21: 06:19:00
Great word!
ErWenn - 2008-03-21: 09:04:00
There's definitely something about this definition that's begging to be put into French. It reminds me of concepts like deja vu or je ne sais quoi. So this word is right on. Fun to say with a French accent too.
ErWenn - 2008-03-21: 09:05:00
Ooh, that actually gives me an idea for a different "word" for today's definition: "je ne sais porquoi".
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-21: 11:40:00
great word
petaj - 2008-03-21: 23:52:00
that could send you into a spin - would that be a centrifugue
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-22: 00:40:00
Excellent.