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SENIOR MOMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does senior moment mean? 

SENIOR MOMENT (noun)
  The noun SENIOR MOMENT has 1 sense:

1. a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)play

  Familiarity information: SENIOR MOMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SENIOR MOMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("senior moment" is a kind of...):

forgetfulness (tendency to forget)


 Context examples 


Some adults joke about having a "senior moment."

(Memory, NIH: National Institute on Aging)



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