Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brain fart

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: brain -fart
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively.

Slang

noun

An instance of absent-mindedness or forgetfulness.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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?’"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

brain farts (plural) brainfart (alternative) brain-fart (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brain cramp draw a blank thinko

Questions

What does brain fart mean?: Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively.

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