Verboticism: Forgotney
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.
Forgotney
Created by: spotthecat1
Pronunciation: forgot-knee
Sentence: In a fog of forgotney, the girl wandered around the room before remembering that she was looking for the nail clippers.
Etymology: forgot (Old English - forgytan) + journey (from Old French - journee)
Points: 620
Comments: Forgotney
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-21: 11:41:00
like it
silveryaspen - 2008-03-21: 21:33:00
I admire your originality. Nice word.
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-22: 01:11:00
simple, but effective!