"braingasm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-braingasm.ogg [Australia] Forms: braingasms [plural]
Etymology: brain + -gasm Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brain|gasm}} brain + -gasm Head templates: {{en-noun}} braingasm (plural braingasms)
  1. (slang) An overpowering mental sensation of joy, excitement, etc. resembling an orgasm. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-braingasm-en-noun-8WZBktd2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gasm

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for braingasm meaning in English (1.9kB)

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