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moist moment

moist moment noun: a brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity.

Noun

moist moment (plural moist moments)

  1. (slang) A brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity.
    • I give my nose a definitive blow, then power-flush the Kleenex down the Toto. I have had my moist moment and now it is over.2008, Sarah Bird, How Perfect is That: A Novel, page 22

Forms of moist moment

pluralmoist moments

Questions about moist moment

What does moist moment mean?
Moist moment means a brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity.
What part of speech is moist moment?
Moist moment is a noun.
What is the plural of moist moment?
The plural of moist moment is moist moments.

Words near moist moment in the dictionary

  1. moissanites
  2. Moisset
  3. Moisson
  4. moist
  5. moist media
  6. moist moment
  7. moist moments
  8. moist tetter
  9. moist towelette
  10. moist towelettes
  11. moist-adiabatic

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