forgettery

[ fer-get-uh-ree ]

noun

1. a faculty or facility for forgetting; faulty memory:

   a witness with a very convenient forgettery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forgettery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; forget + -ery

Example Sentences

"Possessor of the best forgettery you ever saw," responded Bulger.

From Project Gutenberg

Not one of the other children had had to use it, so it began to be called "Donald's forgettery."

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Every day for a week, he had to spend an hour in the "forgettery."

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