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Daynesia [dey-nee-zhuh]

- noun
1. partial or total loss of memory, specifically pertaining to what the hell day it is.
2. incorrect assumption of what day of the week it is for a period of time.

Origin:
Last Wednesday morning, I realized I had titled my latest post “New Word Tuesday.”  It was hours later when I realized I was at the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, which is only held held on Wednesdays, and therefore not at all Tuesday.  It’s not the first time I thought I was in the wrong day, and I thought the feeling deserved a word.

Use in a Sentence:
1. From 6:02am until about 8:00am I suffered from a mild case of dayensia, thinking it was Tuesday, when it was actually Wednesday.
2. Back in 2006, I wrote about a case of daynesia caused by losing my “twofer Tuesday” radio reference point when I moved.  I just didn’t know what to call it until now.

Can I get a video of a great pop culture reference?
Oh jeez, I don’t know enough about and don’t have time to learn enough about the internet and video and copywright law to post the clip that would be perfect to answer that question.  But here’s a link to the Wikipedia page describing the episode of “The Office” where Jim and Pam encourage Dwight’s daynesia by making him think Thursday is Friday, and therefore causing him to miss most of Friday.  Good stuff.