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Definition of etch-a-sketch moment

etch-a-sketch moment

  • something that causes a vivid mental image that you would rather forget. You wish you could "erase" the image by shaking your head like erasing an Etch A Sketch. Frequently accompanied by shaking your head back and forth while you say it.
    That was an Etch-a-Sketch moment.

    Last edited on Jul 04 2014. Submitted by Lori W. from Greenville, SC, USA on May 23 1999.

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