"moist moment" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-moist moment.ogg [Australia] Forms: moist moments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moist moment (plural moist moments)
  1. (slang) A brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-moist_moment-en-noun-55zBjber Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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