Verboticism: Forgotney

'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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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: 650

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!