Bad memory

[Stevenloan]

Hi everybody! What common noun, verb or phrase do you use to describe a man or a woman who usually forgets things, forgets things easily or has a bad memory?

Your answers will be greatly appreciated.

StevenLoan

[tony h]

I wish I could remember.

[Stevenloan]

tony h : Thanks for your answer.

StevenLoan

[tony h]

tony h : Thanks for your answer.

StevenLoan

Steven, I hope you realised my answer was a joke.

The words you choose really depend on the nature of the forgetfulness.
- absentminded may mean the person's mind was on other, more important, things.
- forgetful is a basic description
- dreamy or away-with-the-fairies
- amnesic
- preoccupied
- negligent

[BonnieL]

I had an aunt who used to say I was away with the fairies - I hated that. But I was a day-dreaming child.

Did a google search & found "memory like a sieve." Now why didn't I remember that!

[Stevenloan]

tony h and BonnieL : Thank you both so much for the versions you provided. They are really helpful.

StevenLoan

[Bobinwales]

I usually say that I did have a good memory but I have forgotten what I did with it.