An empathy-inspiring moment when you witness someone in a lonely, sad, or hopeless situation. Usually when one is down on their luck.
Look at that old man sitting alone in the movie theatre, eating a tuna sandwich he bought from the gas station with the last three dollars of his pension... total sandwich moment.
by Black Bean and Rice November 14, 2012
Get the Sandwich Momentmug. A moment of extreme triumph, or celebration, over the unlikeliest of odds, involving a 'heroic stance', firmly planted legs, hands either confidently on hips or perhaps held skyward, perhaps with a sword.
Derived, as far as I can tell, from a misunderstanding/evolution of the meaning of 'an achilles heel', as the knee bone is a vunerable part of the human body, but a part which carries the weight of expectation that such a pose implies.
Derived, as far as I can tell, from a misunderstanding/evolution of the meaning of 'an achilles heel', as the knee bone is a vunerable part of the human body, but a part which carries the weight of expectation that such a pose implies.
"The bit in 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen right after he shouts '1...2...3...4!' is a pure Kneebone Moment"
"Standing on top of a mountain with a broadsword raised to the heavens as thunder explodes around you is about as unadulterated a Kneebone Moment as you can get"
Any song written by Jim Steinman will probably contain at least one Kneebone Moment.
"Standing on top of a mountain with a broadsword raised to the heavens as thunder explodes around you is about as unadulterated a Kneebone Moment as you can get"
Any song written by Jim Steinman will probably contain at least one Kneebone Moment.
by Science Man Jr July 20, 2009
Get the Kneebone Momentmug. That awkward silence after something inappropriate, off topic or really boring has been uttered in a group conversation, where the only sound heard thereafter is chirping crickets. this is often followed by the departure of some participants.
by <yawn!> December 3, 2010
Get the A cricket momentmug. The point when mutual flirtation is on the edge of crossing one of the flirter's boundaries and they feel the need to deploy a safety word.
by hmvocab May 31, 2015
Get the kumquat momentmug. by Redos005 November 7, 2020
Get the Dante Momentmug. A mod moment is when a discord moderator is retarded like stop is and fucks up really really badly such as banning a random person for no reason. It was created by the god Fedis himself.
by echoissocool December 4, 2020
Get the Mod Momentmug. When someone is unable to process things, resulting in an absolute confusion and inability to speak normally. Normally used as internet slang, in moments such as public voice chats or texting chatrooms.
by mydough! September 14, 2021
Get the Miso Momentmug.