"brainfuck" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brain|fuck|t2=to play with; to tinker}} brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} brainfuck
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Brainfuck Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Brainfuck
    Sense id: en-brainfuck-en-name-ujkg11ty Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 41 6

Noun

Forms: brainfucks [plural]
Etymology: brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brain|fuck|t2=to play with; to tinker}} brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brainfuck (plural brainfucks)
  1. (vulgar) Something that destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates a person's mind. Tags: vulgar Synonyms: headfuck [vulgar], mindfuck [vulgar], mindscrew
    Sense id: en-brainfuck-en-noun-LU6onILj

Verb

Forms: brainfucks [present, singular, third-person], brainfucking [participle, present], brainfucked [participle, past], brainfucked [past]
Etymology: brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brain|fuck|t2=to play with; to tinker}} brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} brainfuck (third-person singular simple present brainfucks, present participle brainfucking, simple past and past participle brainfucked)
  1. (vulgar) To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind. Tags: vulgar
    Sense id: en-brainfuck-en-verb-NdlxeD5w

Inflected forms

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