A
gap, interruption, or uncontrolled shift in a chain of thought resulting in a lull,
pause, and/or blank stare during oral communication and
sometimes involving the loss of short term memory.
Everyone at the meeting waited for
Jim's response as he finally snapped out of his odd gaze into an unseen
abyss. "Sorry", he said, "I just had a brainfart, what were we
talking about?".