"brain fart" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-brain fart.ogg [Australia] Forms: brain farts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brain fart (plural brain farts)
  1. (figuratively, slang, mildly vulgar) Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively. Tags: figuratively, mildly, slang, vulgar Translations (something ill-considered): memortruo (Esperanto), aivopieru [vulgar] (Finnish), trou de mémoire [masculine] (French), εγκεφαλοκλάνι (egkefalokláni) [neuter] (Greek), cazzata [feminine] (Italian), мозгово́й глюк (mozgovój gljuk) [masculine] (Russian), перл (perl) [masculine] (Russian), вы́сер (výser) [masculine, vulgar] (Russian), hjärnsläpp [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brain_fart-en-noun-PHoId5y7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'something ill-considered': 81 19
  2. (figuratively, slang, mildly vulgar) An instance of absent-mindedness or forgetfulness. Tags: figuratively, mildly, slang, vulgar Synonyms: brainfart, brain-fart Coordinate_terms: brain cramp, draw a blank, thinko
    Sense id: en-brain_fart-en-noun-x9y9VL~w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

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