'Couldn't remember groomsmen, went with dudesmaids instead': 20+ Times forgetful people made up their own words

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    What's the funniest name you've heard someone call an object when they couldn't remember its actual name?
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    SuperBrentendo64 Couldn't remember groomsmen, went with dudesmaids instead.
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    Trason8 My little brother who was around 6 at the time really wanted popcorn, and he asked if he could have some of the "boom puffs."
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    Shell058 My mom referred to Guitar Hero as "Carpet Banjo" one time. Me and my friends still call it that.
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    wtfhannahey My ex and I were hanging out one day trying to figure out what we wanted to do. I suggested maybe a walk in the park, a trip to the zoo, etc. when all of a sudden his face lit up and he gleefully asked "WHAT ABOUT THE AQUA MUSEUM?!" It took me a good few seconds to realize he meant the "aquarium".
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    BeastModePwn My boyfriend thought it was clever when I asked what the right word was for "an angry parade". ....a protest.
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    sharmalarm Friend is Norwegian. She couldn't remember the English word for "monkey." Apparently the direct translation of monkey in Norwegian is "ape-cat." Edit: We were watching Harry Potter the other day. Dumbledore is "Bumbletwist." Another favorite is "Grass Dude," or pineapple.
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    nitnitwickywicky I recently struggled to think of the word. 'Oval', so instead landed on "the circle rectangle".
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    starshock990 To this day most of my family refers to a strainer/colander as a "noodle stay, water go" because my older brother called it that once when he couldn't find it and needed to ask where it was.
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    cthlpls My girlfriend was frustrated because she couldn't find her shoehorn, and then said loudly "WHERE IS THE BOOT SPOON"
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    breakingbadforlife i once called the Navy "the aqua army"
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    Khoasama A polish exchange student was thirsty after a nightout and didn't know what to say. He pointed to his mouth and said Sahara.
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    the_slippery_shoe OP This came to my mind when I read a post on Reddit where a girl called a feather a "bird leaf".
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    Knerdian I once had to listen to my mother tell a 10 minute story about all the honkers she saw at the park. Geese. She meant geese.
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    [deleted] Back in 90s I was 14 and begging my mom to let me go to a Guns n Roses concert.. I kept nagging until she got frustrated but couldnt remember the band name and said: "I'M NOT LETTING YOU GO TO ANY DEATH AND FLOWERS CONCERT" I couldnt stop laughing
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    allibys I once forgot the word for "letters" and asked my coworker how many alphabet numbers a word had.
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    goatywizard At one point I started googling "map of the year" because my brain short- circuited and I couldn't recall the word "calendar".
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    whatisfishbeef I know a german who learned english in wales, its the most amazing cluster of accents. Anyway, a dog ran off with his gloves and he chased after it shouting, 'come back with my hand shoes!'
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    fatbabyotters_ Breakfast soup. (The word he was looking for was cereal.)
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    NiteliteBunnyFrite Sausage tweezers My husband wanted me to pass him the cooking tongs
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    HungryParrot My friend couldn't remember the word "cow" for some reason, so she googled. "moo beast" to remember.
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    ZXander_make... My dad let me watch him work on things in the garage when I was little. He thought it was hilarious that I called. sparks "fire crumbs" Edit: when my brother was little, we were watching some medical show, and he forgot the term for eye sockets. Instead, he called them "eye ditches"
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    [deleted] I forgot the word for 'exterminator' so I used 'ant exorcist' instead
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    SneakNSnore Called a labcoat a Science Vest
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    irwinlegends Just this week my wife invented the term "tree chunk" when she forgot the word "wood"
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    B4_da_rapture_repent Arm knees
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    bad_idea_theater I can't remember who said it, but ever since I heard a person call a cupcake a party muffin they are permanently renamed in my mind.
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    the8roundshock We were planning to go watch fireworks while the sun was going down, but I couldn't for the life of me think what the word was, so I ended up going with "Last call for the Sun" as me and my friends have all worked in clubs and bars, still can't live that down.
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    ARIZAL_ My wife once referred to a portrait as "Frank Funyion" because she couldn't remember the name "Paul Bunyan" Frank Funyion is now forever immortalized in our household in a painting.
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    mowachoo Couldn't remember the word Athlete so I went with Sportician
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    southern_nightingale "Long sleeved shorts" I forgot the word for pants.
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    Mushylump Boyfriend's mother once referred to a peacock as a disco chicken
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    fearlessnightlight I once referred to a flyswatter as a "bug spatula" when the name escaped me
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    30_rack_of_pabst I have a few words that I've done this with. My girlfriends favorite is when I called the humidifier the air waterer.
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    iljs618 My friend couldn't remember the word "cauldron" one Halloween and referred to it as a "witch bucket."
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    EduardLaser Christmas Llama instead of reindeer
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    Superbobski Called a fan the air blender.
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    jhra Couple weeks ago I was getting a pack of darts, needed some change for parking meters. As the girl is getting my change out I was panicked, what is it called? My mind blank all I could get out of my dumb maw was "can I have my change in metal money?". In my 30s and the word coin apparently got replaced by some dumb read here I likely
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    20 pulsebomb My dad accidentally called Chipotle Chipoodle once. He got very angry when my brother and I wouldn't stop laughing at him.
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    WilshireLongwinded I mixed up Hamburger Helper and ended up calling it Beef Aid.
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    zxcllvbyjuj I once called toothpase "tooth soap" because it was 8 am and I was not ready for life.
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    TheGiant CackRobot My buddy couldn't find the world for lungs, came up with breath sacks
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    Rough_Cut Buddy once called a guitar a "funky lookin' violin" and a raven a "huge crow"
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    ImStealing TheTowels English is my boyfriend's second language and while he's fluent, he sometimes directly translates from his native language into English when he can't remember the specific word for something. The latest one is "water cooker" when really he means "kettle". I've stopped correcting him because I think it's great.

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