Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miss the memo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
mis-s the memo
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be unaware of the current state of affairs.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see miss, memo.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

misses the memo (present, singular) missing the memo (participle, present) missed the memo (participle, past) missed the memo (past)

Antonyms

get the memo

Questions

What does miss the memo mean?
To be unaware of the current state of affairs.

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