Verboticism: Nomduhplume

'Who's the lucky lady?'

DEFINITION: v. To be unable to remember the name of a person you are speaking to, even though you've had a long-standing, and perhaps even an intimate relationship. n. An inability to remember a person's name.

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Nomduhplume

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: nom/duh/ploom

Sentence: It is difficult enough to remember names of old friends but getting together with a writer's group became a nightmare trying to remember their nomduhplumes.

Etymology: nom de plume (pen name) + uh? + duh

Points: 815

Comments: Nomduhplume

silveryaspen - 2008-12-29: 10:15:00
Delightful!

Mustang - 2008-12-30: 00:28:00
Eggzellunt!! Wish I'd thought of it!

OZZIEBOB - 2009-01-04: 16:13:00
Clever