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epiphanesia

The experience of having a significant epiphany about one's life only to immediately forget it.

A conflation of the words epiphany + amnesia.

Origins
epiphany: Middle English epiphanie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin epiphania, from Late Greek, plural, probably alteration of Greek epiphaneia appearance, manifestation.

amnesia: New Latin, from Greek amnēsia forgetfulness, alteration of amnēstia
Norman was stricken by epiphanesia immediately after his sudden and inexplicable insight into how he became a graphic designer leaving him unable to explain it or even remember why he wanted to know.
epiphanesia by Double-Nine September 21, 2016
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epiphanetically 

Adj: during, or immediately following, an epiphany
Its not too late to realize, even epiphanetically, your mistakes.
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epiphanetically 

in the course of, or following, an epiphany
Even epiphanetically, it is not too late to figure out that you're doing something wrong and to save your sinking titanic

epiphanetically 

in the course of, or following, an epiphany
Even epiphanetically, it is not too late to figure out that you're doing something wrong and to save your sinking titanic

Epiphanetic 

Epiphany-causing, something (anything) that may cause an epiphany
My shaman told me something so epiphanetic, I completely shed who I was & evolved into who I am.
Epiphanetic by Shmliann March 1, 2024

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026