A Dan moment is when you do something incredibly dumb and it causes you to be the center of harsh jokes that never end.
by YetiTrolling April 30, 2012
when you do something or say something that makes no sense and after a minute your friends tell you that you messed up.
when in a video game you have 25 bullets shoot 1 bullet run to enemies base reload and then die... this is a dan moment
by Brandon Terrill props to dan lekhtman April 21, 2008
The Act of an obsession over an fictional character's moral values from a show, movie, book, or online video.
Paul Ryan had his Dan Quayle Moment when he complained about "House of Cards" character Frank Underwood whom he dislikes for having a affair with a staff reported while serving in the House Of Representatives.
by Libertatis August 19, 2014
Man 1:"You are very short"
Man 2:"Why would you say that"
Man 1:"I'M JUST JOSHING"
Man 2:"That's Dan Moment"
Man 2:"Why would you say that"
Man 1:"I'M JUST JOSHING"
Man 2:"That's Dan Moment"
by godgamer1234 May 19, 2021
It describes a moment where someone says, in public, something incredibly stupid and idiotic. It is named after former US Vice President Dan Quayle who had done this on several occasions.
An example of a Dan Quayle Moment by Dan Quayle himself. "If we do not succeed, we run the risk of failure."
by Stinky Wiselteats September 13, 2015