“Slipping one's mind” in Japanese
Short answer
Slipping one's mind in Japanese is “ど忘れ” (dowasure). Full meaning: lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well.
Other ways to say “Slipping one's mind” in Japanese
胴忘れ
douwasure lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind
ド忘れ
dowasure lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
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