2 definitions by Smashing Dan
deklose (rhymes with "snooze"): deklosing, deklost
v: to deklose: to un-forget; to remember only when prompted; to remember something temporarily forgotten, when memory is triggered. Memories that cannot be retrieved are forgotten; memories that can be retrieved when a reminder is given are merely klost. See also: klose
Origin: from prefix "de-" (L "de") + "key" (ME "keye" via OE "cǣg") + "lose" (ME "losen" via OE "leosen" / Goth "fraliusan"); to lose as one loses one's keys (id est, temporarily), hence key-lose or klose.
v: to deklose: to un-forget; to remember only when prompted; to remember something temporarily forgotten, when memory is triggered. Memories that cannot be retrieved are forgotten; memories that can be retrieved when a reminder is given are merely klost. See also: klose
Origin: from prefix "de-" (L "de") + "key" (ME "keye" via OE "cǣg") + "lose" (ME "losen" via OE "leosen" / Goth "fraliusan"); to lose as one loses one's keys (id est, temporarily), hence key-lose or klose.
1. I was lying in bed last night when I deklost that I had left the party without my hat.
2. When a man kloses his wife's anniversary, all it takes is one look at her face to deklose him.
3. It wasn't until I showed up for work and saw everyone in jeans that I deklost that it was casual Friday.
2. When a man kloses his wife's anniversary, all it takes is one look at her face to deklose him.
3. It wasn't until I showed up for work and saw everyone in jeans that I deklost that it was casual Friday.
by Smashing Dan July 22, 2009
klose (rhymes with "lose"): klosing, klost
v: to klose: to forget something temporarily, until memory is triggered. Memories that cannot be retrieved are forgotten; memories that can be retrieved until a reminder is given are merely klost. See also: deklose
Origin: from "key" (ME "keye" via OE "cǣg") + "lose" (ME "losen" via OE "leosen" / Goth "fraliusan"); to lose as one loses one's keys (id est, temporarily), hence key-lose or klose.
v: to klose: to forget something temporarily, until memory is triggered. Memories that cannot be retrieved are forgotten; memories that can be retrieved until a reminder is given are merely klost. See also: deklose
Origin: from "key" (ME "keye" via OE "cǣg") + "lose" (ME "losen" via OE "leosen" / Goth "fraliusan"); to lose as one loses one's keys (id est, temporarily), hence key-lose or klose.
1. Oh no! My sister's birthday was yesterday and I totally klost it!
2. Don't klose that you said you'd pick Timmy up after soccer tonight. Remember the last time you klost to pick him up and he waited for hours!
2. Don't klose that you said you'd pick Timmy up after soccer tonight. Remember the last time you klost to pick him up and he waited for hours!
by Smashing Dan July 22, 2009