senior moment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of senior moment
1995–2000; senior (citizen) + moment
Example Sentences
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The second is that he was having a senior moment — and thought he was still coaching the Jets.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
Brady’s brain lock naturally got the meme treatment on social media with many posters suggesting he wasn’t the first new Floridian to have a senior moment.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
When Adam Nagourney filed his dispatch for the Times 23 years ago from Los Angeles, the story of Dole’s senior moment in California would still be unknown to almost all.
From Fox News ● Mar. 13, 2019
"Everything Rick did for us, Jerry was doing on that stage Saturday night. Either I was in a time machine or I was having a senior moment."
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2014
Was I having a senior moment or wasn’t that gap formerly filled with trees?
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2014
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