forgettery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forgettery
Example Sentences
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Americans are usually gentler and more metaphorical than some other peoples in consigning their public figures to forgettery.
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
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
A sentinel pacing near the watchfire while Lincoln was once telling some stories quietly remarked that "He had a mighty powerful memory, but an awful poor forgettery."
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
Dunno 'bout his memory," grunted Wash; "he's gotter good forgettery, suah 'nuff.
From On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake by Roy Rockwood
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