Phomentia

PHOMENTIA (noun)
The moment you pick up your phone to do something specific, only to immediately forget what you picked it up for!

PHOMENTIA (noun)
A temporary loss of purpose that occurs immediately after unlocking your phone. Symptoms include staring blankly at the home screen, opening Instagram for no reason, and eventually putting the phone down without doing the thing you originally intended to do.

“I picked up my phone to pay a bill. Ten minutes later I was watching a video of a Labrador stealing a sausage. Phomentia strikes again.

Phomentia by Andrewm22 September 3, 2026

Potential Victim 

Often abbreviated to "PV".

Commonly used to refer to a girl with whom you are considering courtship/elopement/copulation/mating/etc. Typically used by people who are less than attractive to begin with; therefore their person-of-desire is considered "prey".

"Spot any PV's (potential victims) tonight at that house party?"

"I'm going to walk around the club and look for some PV's. I'll report back to you with the results."

Potential Victim by kngcn August 20, 2012

Plotential 

A highly desirable script or book concept because of the strength of both the plot and characters, and a rare Writer's unique presentation of the story.

Not many writing works have true 'plotential' since they do not add elements that dramatically build on familiar story mechanics yet are still unpredictable and/or unique.

That new independant film has 'plotential', I am so tired of all the predictable remakes of my parent's movies.

We just found a 'plotential' writer, we optioned a three script deal.

As your editor, I believe these changes will give the script more 'plotential', your writing was pretty bland and formulaic.

Plotential by H8 Bollywood June 19, 2009

cute potential 

a trait used to describe a person who, initially, didn't seem so appealing, but who, over time, comes to be extremely attractive because one gets to know him/her better.

At first, I didn't like Bob. But, he's got a lot of cute potential and now, I can't stop thinking about him.

cute potential by Raph Mercado September 2, 2005

potential bae 

A good friend that could potentially turn into future bae (baby, sweetie, babe)

Bryan is so cute. We've been friends for so long.

Maybe he could be potential bae.

potential bae by Golden_Goddess March 11, 2016

friends with potential 

Friends in which have 'benefits,' but also have potential of some day being together as boyfriend/girlfriend. These friends do stuff together, but for more than just fun. They actually have feelings for eachother, and usually want a relationship eventually; however, they often cannot yet due to a 'sticky situation.'

Poop: Hey, what is with those two? Are they dating?

Jam: No.. I think they're just friends with potential, so not yet.

friends with potential by sincerelyme March 17, 2008

Potential ex 

A person who has no future with you

"I thought we were going somewhere, but he's turning into a potential ex."

Potential ex by CassinisRing October 31, 2017