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A moment that the conversation dies because one of the people conversing is distracted by something bright and shiny.
Woman and man are talking. Woman asks the man a question and gets no response.
(lull) Man: oh, sorry; what were you saying?
Woman: What was that?
Man: Oh, I had a magpie moment!
(lull) Man: oh, sorry; what were you saying?
Woman: What was that?
Man: Oh, I had a magpie moment!
by Simply Figs September 01, 2011
Apr 26 Word of the Day
1. The default beliefs installed when you were a child.
2. An unexamined position you absorbed from your environment growing up.
2. An unexamined position you absorbed from your environment growing up.
I grew up in a conservative home so my factory settings lead me to vote Republican.
I grew up in a liberal home so my factory settings lead me to vote Democrat.
I grew up in a liberal home so my factory settings lead me to vote Democrat.
by riemannslost0 February 04, 2020