"brain bleach" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} brain bleach (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial, humorous) A fictitious substance that is used to "clean" or "remove" disturbing images from the mind. Tags: colloquial, humorous, uncountable Synonyms: eye bleach, mind bleach Related terms: wash one's brain out with soap, what has been seen cannot be unseen
    Sense id: en-brain_bleach-en-noun-QzKOIKdE

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