gap out
v.— «I was drunk enough that time was “gapping out” on me: I’d come to and not remember what had happened for the last ten minutes or so.» —“Re: Part 2—wanna look at the boat?” by Johnny Favorite Usenet: alt.thanatos June 8, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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