forgettery

I know it begins with the discovery of America and wanders down through the ages to the present day; but a part of it has slipped my memory -- or, perhaps I should say, 'forgettery'. "

On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake Roy Rockwood

We don't have a memory so much as a forgettery, with bits of data still taking up space long after the reason for them to be remembered is gone.

Archive 2006-05-01 Zoe Brain 2006

We don't have a memory so much as a forgettery, with bits of data still taking up space long after the reason for them to be remembered is gone.

Our Memory Forgettery Zoe Brain 2006

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."

Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Various

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.

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

"I've got a right good forgettery, too," he assured her.

Brand Blotters William MacLeod Raine 1912

To what extent Mr. Berol's remarkable memory was natural and required only attention, for its development, seems impossible to determine with exactness, but the evidence clearly indicates that, however useless were many of his memory feats, a highly retentive memory was developed where before only "a good forgettery" existed.

The Art of Public Speaking Dale Carnagey 1906

We need schools of memory, but we need schools of forgettery, even more.

The University of Hard Knocks Ralph Parlette 1900

Yes, there is a high degree of 'forgettery' over the summer,'' he said.

Boston.com Top Stories 2011

Please oil up your forgettery with these, and then -- forget! "

The Voice on the Wire Eustace Hale Ball