>and these are words that only do this for a few minutes or hours, then stop
Some neuron died, and it takes a while for the RAID 5 of the mind to rebuild the array.
I'm only half-joking. I know exactly the feeling you're talking about, and it's the just-so reason I came up with to amuse myself. Realistically, it probably a relative of semantic satiation.
But seriously, thanks. Just knowing my crazy isn't unique is comforting. Plus, any day that I get to see "See also:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" as a serious entry in Wikipedia is not a terrible day.
Some neuron died, and it takes a while for the RAID 5 of the mind to rebuild the array.
I'm only half-joking. I know exactly the feeling you're talking about, and it's the just-so reason I came up with to amuse myself. Realistically, it probably a relative of semantic satiation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation