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brain freeze

[ breyn freez ]

noun

Informal.
  1. Also called ice cream head·ache [ahys, kreem , hed, -eyk]. a pain in the temples and forehead brought on by quickly consuming very cold food or drink.
  2. a temporary lapse in memory; a sudden mental block.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of brain freeze1

First recorded in 1990–95
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His second-innings dismissal, playing no shot to be lbw to Noman Ali, was the sort of brain freeze that comes after a whole box of ice pops.

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BBC Sport’s Chris Sutton described it as a "brain freeze", former Leeds forward Lucy Ward said on TNT it was a "shambles" and "farcical", while ex-England striker Peter Crouch called it a "moment of madness".

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It's a brain freeze from Mings.

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Granted, it is about a scheme to remove Will’s brain, freeze it, and blast it into space at unprecedented speeds so it can be intercepted and studied by the San-Ti.

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And that feels almost as bad as the brain freeze I suddenly get from the flavored ice.

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