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brainfuck en · NOUN

Etymology

From brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”).

Meanings

  1. (vulgar) Something that destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates a person's mind.
    • What a brainfuck. Little Roger, my brother, wanted to have a talk about sex. 2004, Dana Hodgdon, Adam's Theories, iUniverse, published 2004, →ISBN, page 107:

Forms

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brainfucks Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

mindscrew · headfuck · mindfuck

brainfuck en · PROPN

Etymology

From brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Brainfuck.
    alt of Brainfuck

brainfuck en · VERB

Etymology

From brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”).

Meanings

  1. (vulgar) To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind.
    • "I don't want to hear that. Don't try and brainfuck me by turning this around and making it some sort of redemption thing. […] 1999, Boston Teran, God Is a Bullet, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 70:

Forms

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brainfucked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brainfucked Tense=Past lexicographic
brainfucking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brainfucks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic