Verboticism: Lostalgia

'Why did I come into this room?'

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.

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Lostalgia

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: lost - al - gyea

Sentence: Heloise would often suffer frustrating bouts of lostalgia when she was on a quest to retrieve or find something. Hard as she tried she just couldnt remember what she came for.

Etymology: Blend of lost and nostalgia

Points: 572

Comments: Lostalgia

ErWenn - 2008-03-21: 09:06:00
Simple but effective.

silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 21:17:00
Nice word.