HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoYou know when something's on the tip of your tongue and — as frustrating as it is — you'd prefer to try and think of it rather than look it up? There should be a word for that.message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareYou know when something's on the tip of your tongue and — as frustrating as it is — you'd prefer to try and think of it rather than look it up? There should be a word for that.HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrRatso@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoGenerally it is literally called a “tip-of-the-tongue” state in psych literature. Presque vu is the “fancy” french term for it, and means almost seen, similar to deja vu (already seen). E: as a sidenote, I am fairly sure Vsauce had a video on this.
Generally it is literally called a “tip-of-the-tongue” state in psych literature. Presque vu is the “fancy” french term for it, and means almost seen, similar to deja vu (already seen).
E: as a sidenote, I am fairly sure Vsauce had a video on this.