When one has made an error that they would not have ordinarily made, they have had a lapse in judgment.
by Peaches86 October 4, 2018

when you're taking a shit and after the first log has dropped you experience a moment of paused defecation before the second log drops
by Skawt Ef January 5, 2008

doing something irreparably stupid as a result of a temporary lapse in reason caused by a hot chick.
(not to be confused with chicks' laps, which are significantly cooler)
(not to be confused with chicks' laps, which are significantly cooler)
Dude Uno: Hey so are you and Matt on speaking terms now?
Dude Dos: Na, i fucked up our relationship by going after his girl
Stacey.
Dude Uno : Man, you had yourself a major chick lapse.
Dude Dos: Na, i fucked up our relationship by going after his girl
Stacey.
Dude Uno : Man, you had yourself a major chick lapse.
by batt men December 24, 2008

The time-lag between when a phenomenon becomes common knowledge and the time it gets written up in The New York Times.
"Did you see that Times piece on freeganism last week? I met my first freegan a decade ago. That was a pretty egregious Times lapse even by their clueless standards."
by Media Watcher November 1, 2009

by JollyGoodShow April 19, 2014

by TheRealBree October 8, 2013

A series of pictures that are taken throughout the process of a body changes like pregnancy, weight loss and body building. People try to show their progress.
"My friend made an awesome body-lapse video of her pregnancy - hers belly is every day bigger and bigger."
by Mörököllit January 27, 2015
