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miss the memo

miss the memo verb: to be unaware of the current state of affairs.

Verb

miss the memo (third-person singular simple present misses the memo, present participle missing the memo, simple past and past participle missed the memo)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be unaware of the current state of affairs.
    • Nevertheless, Bumble, the dating app which once styled itself as a beacon of women’s empowerment because heterosexual women had to make the first move, appears to have missed the memo.2024 May 21, Arwa Mahdawi, “Sex-positive feminism had its moment – and now it has been replaced by voluntary celibacy”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2024
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see miss, memo.

Antonyms of miss the memo

Forms of miss the memo

third-person singular presentmisses the memo
present participlemissing the memo
past participlemissed the memo
pastmissed the memo

Questions about miss the memo

What does miss the memo mean?
Miss the memo means to be unaware of the current state of affairs.
What part of speech is miss the memo?
Miss the memo is a verb.
What is the past tense of miss the memo?
The past tense of miss the memo is missed the memo.

Words near miss the memo in the dictionary

  1. Miss Thangs
  2. miss the boat
  3. miss the bus
  4. miss the forest for the trees
  5. miss the mark
  6. miss the memo
  7. miss the point
  8. miss the wood for the trees
  9. miss the woods for the trees
  10. Miss Thing
  11. Miss Things

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