braingasm

English

Etymology

From brain +‎ -gasm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

braingasm (plural braingasms)

1. (slang) An overpowering mental sensation of joy, excitement, etc. resembling an orgasm.
   • 1999, James Kaplan, Two Guys from Verona: A Novel of Suburbia, page 23:

     He's having a braingasm. This happens sometimes: he remembers and remembers, without limit, like falling through space.

   • 2012, J. L. Hilton, Stellarnet Prince, page 176:

     Belloc fiddled with his glove, flicking past icons and scrolling through information on his hand and arm. The icons lit his face with a ghostly glow as he said, “Prepare to have a braingasm. […]