Meaning of brain fart | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively.
   mildly, slang, vulgar
2. An instance of absent-mindedness or forgetfulness.
   mildly, slang, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“This is love⟳ in the social media age. Candlelight dinner, fine wine, degustation, a lover's face⟳ scrunched over a phone screen live-tweeting brainfarts about the relationship to largely uninterested skim-readers.”

“Sorry for the brain fart, but what exactly did you say⟳ again?”

“Shadow turned off the heaters, packed some clothes into an overnight bag, then turned back to Wednesday and said, ‘Look⟳, I feel⟳ kind of stupid. I know⟳ you just told me who we're going to see⟳, but I dunno. I just had a brain-fart or something. It’s gone. Who is it again?’”

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