a senior moment

senior moment

An instance in which one forgets something or acts strangely or foolishly, humorously attributed to one's advanced age. I thought Mom knew Joe's phone number, but she's having a senior moment and can't remember it either.

a senior moment

INFORMAL

A senior moment is an occasion when someone, usually an elderly person, makes a silly mistake or forgets something. He is 69 in February and sometimes has a senior moment, when the flow of words dries up. Note: This expression is used humorously.

词组	a senior moment
释义	a senior moment senior moment An instance in which one forgets something or acts strangely or foolishly, humorously attributed to one's advanced age. I thought Mom knew Joe's phone number, but she's having a senior moment and can't remember it either. See also: moment, senior Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a senior moment INFORMAL A senior moment is an occasion when someone, usually an elderly person, makes a silly mistake or forgets something. He is 69 in February and sometimes has a senior moment, when the flow of words dries up. Note: This expression is used humorously. See also: moment, senior Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: senior moment (one's) lord and master there must be something in the water be all in a day's work and I don't play one on TV all in a day's work are we having fun yet Are we having fun yet? AWHFY a right one
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