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lethologica

Lethologica is a psychological disorder where in an individual temporarily forgets key words, phrases or names in conversation.
Dumb: You know the word for when you can’t remember a particular word but you know what it represents?
Dumber: No. What’s the word?
Dumb: I can’t remember.
Dumb & Dumber: (laughter)

lethologica
lethologica by hippy2981 July 30, 2007
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lethologica

when you can't remember the word you're trying to remember
what was the word again?
lethologica by boo October 13, 2004

lethological 

ummm...i forget! Oh yea it's the inablity to put your finger on the right word, describes the state of NOT being able to remeber a wor that you want. It is also when guys talk to girls!
A guy walks up to a girl i a bar:

Guy: He...uhalabala *guy lingo for hey wats up?*
Girl: Ahh...hey?
Guy: ummm...do you ahh ahh ahh...

the girls phone "rings" and its an "emergency"

Girl: OMG, i'm so sorry that was my brother, my mom just got hit by a car!

girl walks out of bar giggling with two of her friends and some other guy

Girl: gosh he was more lethological then most men

Guy yells after after her

guy: ahh..wait...ahhh.uiuhhlaomvyeou

lethologica

When your talking to someone and you just can't for the life of you remember the hell you were going to say.
Guy 1: Yo I was at the bar last night and....
Guy 2: And???
Guy 1: I just dont remember what I was sayin...don't you hate that? I wish they had a word for that.
Guy 2: They do...it's lethologica

Lethonomia 

Lethonomia is the lack or inability to recollect someone's name.
Hey Joe, lethonomia got the best of me today as I saw Ella's friend Ruth at the mall but totally forgot her name when she greeted. I felt kinda embarrassed.
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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