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forgettery

American  
[fer-get-uh-ree] / fərˈgɛt ə ri /

noun

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

    a witness with a very convenient forgettery.


Etymology

Origin of forgettery

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

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On too rare occasions, the newsmakers themselves step before the cameras: Kefauver dueling with a faceless Frank Costello, John McClellan patiently at work on Teamster Jimmy Hoffa and his voluble forgettery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Americans are usually gentler and more metaphorical than some other peoples in consigning their public figures to forgettery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoffa himself never took the Fifth, but he displayed what one Senator called "the best forgettery of anyone I have ever known."

From Time Magazine Archive

“I’ve got a right good forgettery, too,” he assured her.

From Brand Blotters by Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert) Rowe

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

From The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant by Will Irwin

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