brainfuck

noun, verb — 2 senses

brainfuck

noun

Etymology From brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”).

1

Vulgar Something that destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates a person's mind.

  • What a brainfuck. Little Roger, my brother, wanted to have a talk about sex.2004, Dana Hodgdon, Adam's Theories, iUniverse, published 2004, →ISBN, page 107:
Synonyms
headfuck, mindfuck, mindscrew

brainfuck

verb

Etymology From brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”).

1

Vulgar To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind.

  • "I don't want to hear that. Don't try and brainfuck me by turning this around and making it some sort of redemption thing. […]1999, Boston Teran, God Is a Bullet, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 70:

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