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to totes forget

to totes forget

9.9
To not remember something at all
  • phrasal verb
  • /toʊts fərˈɡɛt/
  • Informal
: olvidar por completo
  • I totes forgot to bring my wallet to the store.

Examples

  • We totes forgot to invite Sarah to the party, and now I feel terrible.

  • Don't totes forget to call me!

  • She totes forgot about the meeting until it was too late.

  • I totes forgot my keys at home.

  • I totes forgot to bring my wallet to the store.

  • She totes forgot about the meeting until it was too late.

  • We totes forgot to invite Sarah to the party, and now I feel terrible.

Synonyms

to forget
vsto totes forget
∞ 1.0

Not remember something you should remember

narrows this to an absolute informal failure to remember
to totally forgot
vsto totes forget
  • Informal
30 1.8

Do not remember something at all

is the informal present expression for a total failure to remember
to slip my mind
vsto totes forget
  • Informal
24 3.4

To forget something you planned to do by accident

expresses a complete casual failure to remember rather than a slight lapse
to draw a blank
vsto totes forget
  • Informal
7 4.5

Fail to remember something when you try to think of it

means a full, casual failure to remember rather than only pressured blanking
to blank
vsto totes forget
  • Informal
7 6.3

To ignore someone or suddenly forget something

is limited to a complete casual failure to remember not deliberate ignoring
to blank out
vsto totes forget
  • Informal
1 6.3

To suddenly be unable to remember something for a short time

refers to an overall complete failure to remember without a brief block
to slip one's mind
vsto totes forget
  • Informal
4.4

Forget to do something you planned to do

stresses a full casual failure to remember rather than mild oversight

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To think about something from the past

∞ 2.4

Remember something from the past

How Remembered

to remember
∞ 1.0
to recall
∞ 2.4
to forget
∞ 1.0
to draw a blank
  • Informal
7 4.5
to totes forget
  • Informal
9.9

Surface Forms

totes forget infinitive
totes forgotten past participle
totes forgetting present participle
totes forgets third person singular

Morphology

totes + forget

The adverb 'totes' is a colloquial shortening of 'totally' (meaning completely) and combined with 'forget' yields the straightforward meaning 'completely forget.' Although 'totes' is informal/slang and might be unfamiliar to some learners, the meaning is fully compositional and predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Totes forget uses totes, a playful short form of 'totally' that came from young people talking and texting. So when someone says totes forgot, it is a quick, casual way to say they 'completely forgot' something.