Verboticism: Knowwhydear

'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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Knowwhydear

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: no idea

Sentence: Milton always greeted her with a smile when she came expectantly into the room, but it was clear that her mind had gone blank."i love you" he'd say. "do you knowwhydear?"

Etymology: know why (antonym of no idea)

Points: 644

Comments: Knowwhydear

silveryaspen - 2008-03-22: 10:32:00
Perceptive sentence. Ingenious word!