"wash one's brain out with soap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: washes one's brain out with soap [present, singular, third-person], washing one's brain out with soap [participle, present], washed one's brain out with soap [participle, past], washed one's brain out with soap [past]
Etymology: From the idea of washing one's mouth out. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wash one's brain out with soap (third-person singular simple present washes one's brain out with soap, present participle washing one's brain out with soap, simple past and past participle washed one's brain out with soap)
  1. (colloquial, humorous) To remove or erase unwanted images from one's mind. Tags: colloquial, humorous Related terms: brain bleach, eye bleach, mind bleach
    Sense id: en-wash_one's_brain_out_with_soap-en-verb-kg3cqvmy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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