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brain candy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, uncountable) A narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.
    • Venom is spine-tingling brain candy about a deadly snake on the loose in a London townhouse during a kidnapping attempt. 1982 February 10, “Capsule Reviews”, in Daily Times, Ohio, USA, retrieved 02 Oct 2012, page 16:
    • Matriculated, my favorite, is written and directed by Peter Chung. . . . The result is electric-Kool-Aid brain candy, with a twist of unexpected pathos. 2003 June 9, Bryan Walsh, “Movies: Enter The Animatrix”, in Time:
    • After years of chewing on murder mysteries as my form of “brain candy,” I thought I'd sample westerns for a change of pace. 1992 February 19, Ron Alexander, “Metropolitan Diary”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Oct 2012:

Coordinates

pap · brain rot · pablum