When you do something incredibly stupid by mistake. An obvious mistake that should for a task that's usually very simple.
Fernando: I was making cheese and crackers with salami but I put peanut butter instead of salami. Brain fart!
Josh: Yeah. Brain fart! And you're usually very smart.
Josh: Yeah. Brain fart! And you're usually very smart.
by CognitiveFuel March 14, 2023
An entirely new stage of confusion. It's like having a "brain fart" except for a breif moment you can not remember anything. Your brain feels like it has shut down becuase one thing is so difficult to understand. It leaves you in a whole new state of confusion and befuddlement.
by IbagM21 January 3, 2015
by Lalina October 12, 2009
momentary mental lapse as when you see someone familiar but forgot their name the instant you were going to say hello
Lover 1 Susan: Oh John that was sooo good!
Lover 2 John: Ohhh yeah, uh, rats I just had a brain fart. Damn what's your name again?
Lover 2 John: Ohhh yeah, uh, rats I just had a brain fart. Damn what's your name again?
by no1sandman July 31, 2010
Person 1: Hey baby
Person 2: What!?
Person 1: Oh sorry I thought you were my girlfriend
Person 2: what im a guy!
Person 1: uh errr (realizes it is unmistakably a guy)
Person 3: Don't get upset, it appears he is having a "brain fart"
Person 1: A brain fart?
Person 3: yes a brain fart, see they happen when ass gnomes dwell in your mind cave, causing disruption to your brain juice
Person 2: What!?
Person 1: Oh sorry I thought you were my girlfriend
Person 2: what im a guy!
Person 1: uh errr (realizes it is unmistakably a guy)
Person 3: Don't get upset, it appears he is having a "brain fart"
Person 1: A brain fart?
Person 3: yes a brain fart, see they happen when ass gnomes dwell in your mind cave, causing disruption to your brain juice
by Thecaveofgreatness August 21, 2010
by Henry Harmison July 14, 2008
When someone does not perform an action that obviously should have been done, especially when you are under pressure and must think quickly.
Phillies fan: "Dude, Rod Barajas had a brain fart last night! He should have blocked the plate instead of standing up!"
Mets Fan: "That's not a surprise."
Mets Fan: "That's not a surprise."
by DW5 May 26, 2007