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to totes forget

to totes forget

9.9
To not remember something at all
  • phrasal verb
  • /toʊts fərˈɡɛt/
  • Informal
translation icon : 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.