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Selective temporary amnesia

A common mental disorder developed during HR and legal investigations where people forget important details that would show them in poor light.
Honey sugar, I had to pop two pirin tablets for my selective temporary amnesia, not to mention show my outrage with, “What?! how rude! People do such things in the workplace?!” on the HR query on why I decked that cuntbag.
by ilacevoli January 9, 2026
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Grease Amnesia

When the food is greasy that it’s causes short memory for a period of time in the future.
James: Hey have you tried Cheesecake Factory? I’m wondering if it’s good.
Zach: Yes I went, and It’s alright, it gave me Grease Amnesia though.
by Winwesbla May 29, 2023
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Confirmative amnesia

A disease where by the person you send money to does not call you back to confirm whether they received it
I helped Bayo with $200, but I have not heard from him since then because of his confirmative amnesia.
by The Malachi June 4, 2024
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Car amnesia

A medical condition which causes the person to forget where they parked their car. 🚗
Poor Billy, he’s been walking the parking lot for three days, he must be suffering from car amnesia.
by UrbanLegender June 25, 2024
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Smith-Sauer AI Amnesia Effect

A cognitive bias wherein individuals, after identifying clear errors or limitations in AI-generated content within their own area of expertise, nevertheless continue to place undue confidence in the same AI’s output on topics outside their expertise. This phenomenon reflects a selective skepticism: the observed unreliability of AI is compartmentalized rather than generalized, leading to inconsistent trust in the technology.
Jared, a software engineer, noticed that the AI couldn’t correctly format a for-loop in Python. Ten minutes later, he trusted it to draft a legally binding employment contract. Classic Smith-Sauer AI Amnesia Effect.
by Geoff Carr April 24, 2025
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