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braingasm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From brain + -gasm.

Meanings

1. (slang) An overpowering mental sensation of joy, excitement, etc. resembling an orgasm.
   • He's having a braingasm. This happens sometimes: he remembers and remembers, without limit, like falling through space. 1999, James Kaplan, Two Guys from Verona: A Novel of Suburbia, page 23:
   • Belloc fiddled with his glove, flicking past icons and scrolling through information on his hand and arm. The icons lit his face with a ghostly glow as he said, “Prepare to have a braingasm. […] 2012, J. L. Hilton, Stellarnet Prince, page 176:

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