"miss the memo" meaning in English

See miss the memo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misses the memo [present, singular, third-person], missing the memo [participle, present], missed the memo [participle, past], missed the memo [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} miss the memo (third-person singular simple present misses the memo, present participle missing the memo, simple past and past participle missed the memo)
  1. (informal) To be unaware of the current state of affairs. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-miss_the_memo-en-verb-1W6u~in5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see miss, memo. Related terms: get the memo
    Sense id: en-miss_the_memo-en-verb-belgkzWo

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