moist moment

noun

A brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity.

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Meanings

nounmoist moment (plural moist moments)

plural moist moments

  1. slangA 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
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APA

moist moment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moist%20moment

MLA

“moist moment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moist%20moment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moist moment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moist%20moment.

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