dimenticatoio

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Italian

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Etymology

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From dimenticare (to forget) +‎ -toio. First attested in 1583.

Noun

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dimenticatoio m (plural dimenticatoi)

  1. (humorous) metaphorical place where things are forgotten; oblivion
    Con gli smartphone, i giochi da tavola sono stati messi nel dimenticatoio.
    With smartphones, tabletop games have been forgotten about.
    (literally, “With smartphones, tabletop games have been put in the place of forgetting.”)
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      I morti erano diventati martiri e la loro abiezione era finita nel dimenticatoio.
      The dead men had become martyrs and their degradation was forgotten.
      (literally, “The dead had become martyrs and their abjection had finished in the oblivion.”)