forgettery

πŸ“– Definitions

noun

1. The capacity to forget easily.

2. A poor memory.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œWe carry along such a heart full of the injuries that other people have done us ... We need schools of memory, but we need schools of forgettery, even more.” Ralph Albert Parlette; The University of Hard Knocks; Parlette-Padget; 1917. β€œThe forgettery is, apparently, something of a family tradition. β€˜My mother has one.
I think her mother had one. Stuff that actually doesn’t matter goes in there. Stuff that’s not important, stuff that if you carried it with you would be a burden,’ [says Therese Rein].” Penny Wong; Homework in on Time or It’s Double Dissolution for You; The Australian (Canberra); Sep 24, 2009.
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