@HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-26 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-square29fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-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-26 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@DrRatso@lemmy.mllinkfedilink12•edit-26 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.