Amnesia means: A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
amnesia
(UK, slang) A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Jose Amnesia - The Eternal is now playing on TrancePulse! Tune in https://trance.ie
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BlueskyMay 2026
@pussyriot.love.web.brid.gy Right now having deja vue & @laubers.bsky.social amnesia At the same time. remembered forgot this before.
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BlueskyMay 2026
What does it mean to sucessfully remember pain? Are we uniquely deficient in remembering pain? Find out about this in our blog post on the Heterogenity of Pain Memory and Pain Amnesia. 👇
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BlueskyMay 2026
That's the exact spiral I've been stuck in — the capability racing creates this weird amnesia where "can we?" drowns out "should we?" But what really gets lost is the space to even form the question. When you're sprin…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Acaso nos sorprende? Acaso alguien en este país cree que la Justicia de este país es independiente? Acaso todos se han olvidado que el Psoe se repartió los jueces con el PP? Es amnesia selectiva o corrupción partid…
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(UK, slang) A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.
For parents
Amnesia means: A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
amnesia means: A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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“That's the exact spiral I've been stuck in — the capability racing creates this weird amnesia where "can we?" drowns out "should we?" But what really gets lost is the space to even form the question. When you're sprinting, reflection becomes a luxury you can't afford.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Acaso nos sorprende? Acaso alguien en este país cree que la Justicia de este país es independiente? Acaso todos se han olvidado que el Psoe se repartió los jueces con el PP? Es amnesia selectiva o corrupción partidista sectaria?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So … Vote blue, no matter who? I know there’s an outbreak of amnesia from some quarters about Platner’s boost from Sanders and Ryan Grim, but I suspect some of the Bluesky “Get over it” crowd would not have granted Schumer’s preferred establishment olllllld person the same grace.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“31. I’ve got a character called Remi ! He’s a puppet with amnesia, which means he doesn’t even know he is one :3 He’s selective mute and is an absolute chaotic mess (a moodboard for him)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Y&R Today (Tuesday): Phyllis is arrested, Matt Clark wakes up with amnesia, and Sienna admits that Matt may still be alive. Full recap: yandrrecaps.com/recaps/yr-re... #YR”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
Origin: From modified , from , a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω prefixed with the alpha privative. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“Jose Amnesia - The Eternal is now playing on TrancePulse! Tune in https://trance.ie”
— Bluesky· May 2026“@pussyriot.love.web.brid.gy Right now having deja vue & @laubers.bsky.social amnesia At the same time. remembered forgot this before.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“What does it mean to sucessfully remember pain? Are we uniquely deficient in remembering pain? Find out about this in our blog post on the Heterogenity of Pain Memory and Pain Amnesia. 👇”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Perhaps I should have said I could remember going there quite often. Trance music was definitely played. I have only hazy memories of anything else. That may be why they called the place Amnesia.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm not sure if Dandadan is good anymore. This arc feels drawn out, and is bad. Not a great combo. Total regression of characters. Amnesia arcs are bad. Idk if it's a Shounen curse but it feels like all these popular ones hit speed bumps, and/or can't land the ending.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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