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Hallmark moment

Hallmark moment noun: a memorable moment or event, one which would either make for or call for a poignant greeting card.

Noun

Hallmark moment (plural Hallmark moments)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A memorable moment or event, one which would either make for or call for a poignant greeting card.
    • And then comes that inevitable moment when someone makes a snide remark or brings up a past grudge, and the bottom falls out and things go south fast. In a matter of seconds my Hallmark moment goes right out the window.2012, Sarah Francis Martin, Stress Point: Thriving Through Your Twenties in a Decade of Drama, Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Inc, →ISBN, page 128

Forms of Hallmark moment

pluralHallmark moments

Origin of Hallmark moment

From a Hallmark Cards advertising campaign.

Questions about Hallmark moment

What does Hallmark moment mean?
Hallmark moment means a memorable moment or event, one which would either make for or call for a poignant greeting card.
What part of speech is Hallmark moment?
Hallmark moment is a noun.
What is the plural of Hallmark moment?
The plural of Hallmark moment is Hallmark moments.

Words near Hallmark moment in the dictionary

  1. Halliwells
  2. hallman
  3. hallmark
  4. hallmark holiday
  5. hallmark holidays
  6. Hallmark moment
  7. Hallmark moments
  8. hallmarked
  9. hallmarker
  10. hallmarkers
  11. hallmarking

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