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scamnesia

scamnesia noun: an act or incident of pretending to forget one’s previous stances or corrupt activities in order to avoid accountability.

Noun

scamnesia (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism) An act or incident of pretending to forget one’s previous stances or corrupt activities in order to avoid accountability.
  2. (derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism) A person’s tendency to forget or overlook details of past scams that they have encountered.

Origin of scamnesia

Blend of scam + amnesia.

Questions about scamnesia

What does scamnesia mean?
Scamnesia means an act or incident of pretending to forget one’s previous stances or corrupt activities in order to avoid accountability.
What part of speech is scamnesia?
Scamnesia is a noun.

Words near scamnesia in the dictionary

  1. scammonic acids
  2. scammonies
  3. scammonin
  4. scammony
  5. scammy
  6. scamnesia
  7. scamorza
  8. Scamozzian
  9. scamp
  10. scampavia
  11. scampavias

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