Definition of etch-a-sketch moment
etch-a-sketch moment
- When you see something or someone tells you a story with a vivid mental image 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 May 23 1999. Submitted by Lori W. from Greenville, SC, USA on May 23 1999.
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