forgettery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forgettery
Example Sentences
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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
We need schools of memory, but we need schools of forgettery, even more.
From The University of Hard Knocks by Parlette, Ralph
Oh, he has his lapses," Blue Bonnet confessed, "—his forgettery is as active as mine.
From Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by Goss, John
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