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.

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Etymology

Origin of forgettery

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

He may have, at the start, instead of a fine memory, what a learned professor called, "a fine forgettery," but let him persevere to the end.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand