forgettin
Failing to recall
Forgettin is an informal spelling of forgetting, the present participle of forget, representing the dropped g common in casual speech.
It appears in dialogue, song lyrics, and social media to convey a relaxed or colloquial tone: I keep forgettin you're not here anymore.
The spelling signals informality rather than any change in meaning.
- recallMemory retrieval act
- blankingErasing or forgetting
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- mistakeWrong action or decision
oblivion · regret · error · misremembering · lapse · nostalgia · absentmindedness · neglect · oversight · retention · repression · frustration · retrieval · tip-of-the-tongue · where was I · brain fart · senior moment · guilt
forgettinremembering
Retaining past information
recalling · retaining · recollecting · keeping in mind · preserving
forgettinmemorizing
Fixing in memory
learning · committing to memory · studying · internalizing · absorbing
forgettinremembering
Retaining past information
minding · heeding · attending to · noting · observing
- forgetting aboutFailing to remember
- forgiving and forgettingExcusing wrongs, dismissing them
- forgetting linesLosing memorized dialogue
- forgetting curveMemory loss over time
- not forgettingAdditionally mentioning
- Forgetting Sarah MarshallRomantic comedy about moving on