lethologica

noun
/ˌliθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkə/UK/ˌliθəˈlɑd͡ʒəkə/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “forgetfulness”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), early 20th c. Popularly attributed to Carl Jung.

  1. borrowed from λήθη

Definitions

  1. The inability to remember the correct word.

    • […] I am sorry, Senator Ludwig, I have succumbed to a fit of lethologica, having listened to your remarks; I cannot remember what I was about to say, I am so taken aback by you […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for lethologica. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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