When you forget someone's name while you are introducing them to someone else so you can figure out what the other person's name is, since you've forgotten that too.
Natalie: Hey Tom!
Tom: Hey..!
Natalie: Remember me?
Tom: Of course I do. Oh, I want you to meet someone, Uh. This is.. Shit guys, I'm sorry, I just totally had Namenesia. I'm really, really bad with names.
Tom: Hey..!
Natalie: Remember me?
Tom: Of course I do. Oh, I want you to meet someone, Uh. This is.. Shit guys, I'm sorry, I just totally had Namenesia. I'm really, really bad with names.
by Echolaelia September 4, 2005
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Get the Namenesia mug.When you wake up from a nap and have momentary memory loss. The person affected may temporarily forget what day/time it is, where they are, and is generally disoriented.
by planetsnorth July 7, 2009
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by N.Mikaelson June 25, 2021
Get the Nameesha mug.Is when you realize you've eatten something a few minutes ago, but have no idea of what or how much. Happens when eating while distracted, i.e. watching TV or while talking to a friend who is playing a videogame in front of you.
A waking person's version of sleep eating.
A waking person's version of sleep eating.
Girl 1: Did you hear that Amy Winehouse fainted again last week? Colin says she has lung cancer
Girl 2: Let me just finish my lunch here or i'll have nomnesia again and put on another 5lbs. This chicken salad is so good, i have to will myself not to get seconds
Girl 2: Let me just finish my lunch here or i'll have nomnesia again and put on another 5lbs. This chicken salad is so good, i have to will myself not to get seconds
by mrhazrd June 1, 2009
Get the nomnesia mug.The act of returning to a game you haven't played in an extended period of time and having completely forgotten how to play, how your abilities work, what you're supposed to be doing. or all of the above.
Person 1: Man, it has been so long since I last played World of Warcraft that I have no idea what I'm doing.
Person 2: sounds like you've got a case of gamenesia.
Person 2: sounds like you've got a case of gamenesia.
by chaosweapon1 December 7, 2015
Get the gamenesia mug.Inability or slowness to recall peoples' names. Especially in the case of names that you should be able to remember because you see the person more than occasionally. A variation of namesia is always wanting to call someone by a different name because they remind you of someone else (see "clonesia").
At the family reunion, I was embarrassed that my namesia prevented me from recalling my cousin's name.
by Linwood May 4, 2009
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