# Tip of the Tongue

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-tongue/85041>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-tongue/85041 "2001-10-02T20:40:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MachPi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MachPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachPi)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-tongue/85041/1 "2001-10-02T20:40:50Z")

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You should know that the French have a phrase for it: “Presque Vu.” The French have a phrase for everything.

source: ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’ by Thomas Pynchon

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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-tongue/85041/2 "2001-10-02T20:50:43Z")

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We have a phrase for it too…

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-tongue/85041/3 "2001-10-02T20:53:25Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB and thank you for the interesting bit of info. It’s not a General Question though, so I’m closing the thread.  
Jill

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**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-of-the-tongue/85041/4 "2001-10-02T20:57:01Z")

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Not before I post!!!