Conversation Amnesia

Conversation amnesia - having the same conversation more than once because you can't remember bringing up the topic before.

I forgot that you had tattoos... Duh! Conversation Amnesia.

by Iceberg_Jim July 4, 2016

Text Amnesia

That “text” you forgot to send, realizing only when your wife asks to borrow your phone - to buy 30 seconds to clear your Safari history and double check the contents of your photo album.

“Wow I almost got caught last night. Jill asked to use my phone so I pretended I had text amnesia.”

by WillyCravemore June 24, 2018

Operational Amnesia

A managerial condition characterized by the sudden and selective loss of memory—especially when recalling past decisions, commitments, or facts might result in accountability, inconvenience, or admitting fault. Often triggered by audits, performance reviews, or someone else remembering too much.

Symptoms of Operational Amnesia include phrases like “I don’t recall approving that”, “Was that in writing?”, and the classic “Let’s not dwell on the past.”

by RockitMan August 13, 2025

fiscal amnesia

1. when you have a job skill set that is being exploited to a level outside of your pay grade and you conveniently forget how to use that skill set. (commonly occurs when a corporation refuses to acknowledge the exploitation of skill sets they aren't currently paying for but expecting at bottom dollar) See: holding out for more money.
2. when a party wants something that you know but holds out for money feigning to not recall the details. (seen in many movies)

Manager: oh you know how to program Cisco switches but you are an under paid hourly guy. hmm.. how about you go ahead and deploy that new network segment.
Employee: Yea, how about compensation commensurate with that skill set.
Manager: How about you do it or look for other employment.
Employee: Yea, sorry I was mistaken, I am suffering from fiscal amnesia at this point.

"Where is the guy we are looking for?"
"Sorry my memory is a little hazy."
"Does this Franklin change your mind?"
"Well what do you know, I think I remember now.. he is staying in that apartment upstairs at 1549 fourth street... 3b."

by xxploitedxx August 31, 2012

amnesia gremlin

A manifestation of the minds psychological desire to forget.

My amnesia gremlin makes studying for mid-terms hard.

by NIHILISM GURU November 7, 2023

Content Amnesia

When you are writing, drawing, or otherwise creating content with the assumption that it's 100% original, only to later realize or find out that you were copying previously made content

I realized I was suffering from content amnesia when I got halfway through writing my story, only to realize I was writing The Matrix

by Grasshopper Man December 8, 2020

Transient Global Amnesia

An excuse for fucking up in a huge way.

I made a mistake, I fucked up, I don't want to accept responsibility for my actions so I'm going to claim Transient Global Amnesia and act like the whole thing never happened.

by Oktobr September 6, 2013