Verboticism: Damnesia

'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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Damnesia

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: damnēzhə

Sentence: Charlie would often have bouts of damnesia where he would get up from what he was doing to get something and then forget what he meant to get. This occurrence would inevitably elicit his favorite expletive, "Damn!". Most of the time returning to the starting point would refresh the thought but not always. Those were the moments that worried him the most.

Etymology: Damn (exclamation expressing anger, surprise, or frustration) + amnesia (a partial or total loss of memory)

Points: 644

Comments: Damnesia

wayoffcenter - 2009-01-13: 06:08:00
I started to write something clever... Oh, well!

metrohumanx - 2009-01-13: 07:51:00
Damned clever!

silveryaspen - 2009-01-13: 12:06:00
Damn good!

Nosila - 2009-01-13: 19:48:00
Damnesia is that what happens to beavers and muskrats when they forget where they live???