recallmist

/rɪˈkɔːlˌmɪst/nounVerified New

The selective inability to remember that descends on witnesses for exactly the matters under inquiry.

Memory is excellent for decades-old praise and blank for last spring's meeting. The mist lifts the moment the hearing ends.

Etym. — recall + mist; the weather rolls in on schedule.

Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08

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