noun
faint memory; vague recollection
Colloquial non-standard variant of うろ覚え. Used when one has only a dim or uncertain memory of something.
See also: うろ覚え
彼の名前はうる覚えだ。
I have only a vague memory of his name.
うる覚えで歌詞を口ずさんだ。
I hummed the lyrics from a dim memory.
Standard form with the same meaning. うる覚え is a colloquial variant where ろ is replaced by る.
Non-standard variant of うろ覚え, likely arising from a colloquial shift of ろ to る. The exact origin is uncertain.