Verboticisms

Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: es-kuh-laps

Sentence: He couldn't remember where he set his cellphone, and it just escalapsed from there. Now he's just standing there, gazing into the refrigerator, hoping it has what he needs.

Etymology: escalate (to increase in magnitude, intensity, amount...) + lapse, as in "a lapse of memory"

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: lo-BOT-o-missed

Sentence: Marty was so lobotomissed he failed to realize he was holding his sunglasses in his hands.

Etymology: lobotomy + missed.

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: thing-a-MA-bliv

Sentence: Good natured Bob, who couldn't find the TV's remote control, quickly became blank-minded Bob in a thing o' nothing thingamabliv

Etymology: Blend of Thingamajig: anything otherwise unnamed whether through choice or one's inability to recall the correct name & "bliv" from oblivion: forgetfulnss.

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: neh-gle-keyt

Sentence: Fred continued to neglecate until Wilma hit him on the head with a frying pan.

Etymology: neglect + locate

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: deh/leer/ee/um

Sentence: His mind was in such a state of deliriuhm that he completely forgot what the frantic search had been for

Etymology: delirium(wild obsessive excitement) + uhm?

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: bah + fooled

Sentence: I got so baffooled looking for my sunglasses that I ended up looking for my wallet instead.

Etymology: baffle + fooled

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Created by: leomar

Pronunciation: mem-gap

Sentence: memory gap, thats all, lolz!! hahaha!!

Etymology: mem-gap

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: con-fownd-sent-tration

Sentence: he was lost in his confoundcentration. Frustrated he left his house, but to his surprise he couldn't lock the door. He wondered why.

Etymology: con-found-it(frustration) + concentration

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Created by: graypenguin

Pronunciation: find-set

Sentence: He was stuck in such a findset that he forgot what he was looking for.

Etymology: find + mindset

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Created by: recessivejean

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I had been searching for my lost keys when damnesia kicked in, and I wandered off to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Great word! You should always put in a pronunciation and etymology as well, so you can get all your rightful points. - Osomatic, 2007-09-10: 00:47:00

good one - FreeToys, 2007-09-10: 14:06:00

Goddamnesia, I think you've got it! Fantastic word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-10: 17:27:00

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