When someone who isn't black and doesn't have many black friends takes a picture with a black person and contorts their fingers into what they perceive to form a gang sign. Often times moments may also include pursed lips and a 30-45 degree upward tilt of the chin to either the right or the left.
Momentary devolution to one's inner monkey through selfish, impulsive behavior often without forethought of the consequences. Often monkey moments are followed by insincere apologies.
Did you just grab food off my plate?
Sorry, I had a monkey moment.
Quit that! Did I say you could put it in my ass?
Sorry, monkey moment. Just let me finish real quick.
Did you just rob that convenience store?
Sorry, I was having a monkey moment.
I did not have sex with Ms. Lewinsky.
I had a monkey moment.
A situation in a technical workspace that would make a great Dilbert cartoon. Usually, you alone find the situation absurd and instigator is oblivious.
developer: "Here's my design for review".
boss: "I don't understand it. Does anybody else have an issues with it?"
One week later.
boss: "I think I've come up with a really good design."
developer: "Wait a minute. That's the design I sent you last week. This is frikn Dilbert Moment."
1. A person who has a momentary lapse of their typical personality and begins to act like Professor Sybill Patricia Trelawney from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, especially when she is having a clairvoyant episode.
2. A person, government or otherwise organization or bureaucracy who exhibits spaced out tendencies, vague references to the intangible and supernatural, and otherwise acts in a mysterious and inexorable manner when pressed on their perpetual polychrestic or remunerative value.
What's wrong with John? He's been acting strange today, almost like he's in a trance. Is he having a Trelawney moment?
Melthos, why can't you just admit the educational recovery supply and service department is wasting our state's tax dollars. All you do is regulate emergency supplies of pencils and books in case of natural disasters. There are seventeen other agencies who do the exact same thing. Can't you just stop having a Trelawney moment and admit that your agency is redundant so we can use the funds for something meaningful, like better teachers?