Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instance in which one is unable to remember something or to focus adequately on the matter at hand, viewed as typical of aging.
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- noun humorous A
brief interval offorgetfulness orinattention .
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- noun a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)
Etymologies
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An allusion to the memory difficulties sometimes experienced by senior citizens.
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michaelchang commented on the word senior moment
If you forget where you put the car keys you are not getting old, you just had a senior moment
February 26, 2008
cricket commented on the word senior moment
Is this like a blonde moment?
February 26, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word senior moment
or you can't find the glasses on top of your head
July 25, 2008