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jamais vu 

Looking at something/someone you're familiar with, but having a memory of it, and no recollection of it. Everyone you know is somehow a bit of a stranger, and everything is new - but at the same time, you know it's jamais vu. Extremely confusing, and frustrating.
can't think of any
jamais vu by Old Ben March 19, 2005
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Jamais vu 

The feeling or fear that you really should have heard about an Internet personality/sensation/fad/trend before you actually did
I JUST found out about Ze Frank, Wintergatan and Seth Everman, and everyone else is like "duh…" How could I possibly have missed them for so long? Total jamais vu!
Jamais vu by Micinput June 15, 2022
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jemais vu 

Sensation of have never been through a situation that is being produced for first time.

Opposite of: déjà vu
Tobias: woah bro, i just had a jemais vu, i had the feeling i never raped anybody before.
Jeremias: because you hadn't idiot
jemais vu by Sepiaa July 23, 2017
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