meatbrain moment
- noun
- Offensive
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momento de idiotez
- That was a real meatbrain moment—I left my keys in the fridge again.
Examples
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I had a meatbrain moment when I forgot my own phone number.
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Everyone has a meatbrain moment now and then, so don't feel bad.
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I just had a meatbrain moment and forgot my keys!
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She experienced a meatbrain moment during the meeting.
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Everyone has a meatbrain moment now and then, so don't feel bad.
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I had a meatbrain moment when I forgot my own phone number.
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That was a real meatbrain moment—I left my keys in the fridge again.
Synonyms
4
7.7
A short time when an older person forgets something or becomes confused
3
9.3
A short moment when you forget something or get confused
A short time when someone does something silly or forgetful
A short time when someone forgets something or acts silly
Antonyms
How Forgetful
Surface Forms
Morphology
meatbrain + moment
The phrase contains the transparent constituent 'moment' and 'brain' which signals cognition, so a learner who knows those words can reasonably infer a short episode of mental lapse or a ‘stupid moment.’ However, 'meatbrain' is a slang/neologistic metaphor (with derogatory force) whose exact nuance and register (mild self-deprecation vs. insult) is not fully predictable, so prior exposure helps.
Etymology
The phrase meatbrain moment paints a funny picture: your brain feels like a piece of meat that stops working for a short time. So it is used for a short, slightly embarrassing time of 'forgetfulness' or being 'confused'.