Dorothy moment

A sudden and intense feeling of wanting to go home.

When she saw her ex at the party kissing someone else, she had a Dorothy moment.

When the groom stood up to toast his new bride, he had a Dorothy moment.

Dorothy moment by Bunny B March 22, 2010

Dorothy Moment

The feeling of being homesick or missing home, or arriving home after a period of absence. As Dorothy experienced in her trip to Oz in the classic The Wizard of Oz.

Can also describe any encounter with a tornado, witch, munchkin, scarecrow, tinman, cowardly lion, flying monkey, or man behind the curtain.

The feeling of waking up after a halucination in technicolour and realizing that you are not in Kansas anymore.

Example 1
"Hey man, did you see that tornado take away that girl's house?"

"That's a Dorothy Moment!"

Example 2
"Last night was crazy. I saw things that I never knew existed."

"I know right! That trip was intense. Where are we?"

"Chigaco."

"Oh? We aren't in Kansas anymore?"

"That's a Dorothy Moment!"

Dorothy Moment by purpleprincess August 5, 2014