Brainfart

n. A massive, horrible release of stupid that is often offensive to the senses and may create a social faux pa in some settings. Brainfarts often result in an intense feeling of embarrassment and shame compounded by an inability to explain what the hell just happened.

I was supposed to call Roy Blount, Jr. for an interview at 10 a.m. PST, but I had a brainfart, forgot how to tell time, and managed to call him at 6:00 a.m. PST. I feel like an idiot.

by MadisonU December 9, 2008

Brainfart

A gap, interruption, or uncontrolled shift in a chain of thought resulting in a lull, pause, and/or blank stare during oral communication and sometimes involving the loss of short term memory.

Everyone at the meeting waited for Jim's response as he finally snapped out of his odd gaze into an unseen abyss. "Sorry", he said, "I just had a brainfart, what were we talking about?".

by ExecuMutant September 14, 2008

Brainfart

A spontaneous stupid (Stupid the noun, not stupid the adjective) usually accompanied by loss of train of thought and saying something fantastically stupid without realising it.

"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Hold secondary fire and the screen will change"
"What the hell?
"?? Oh, uhh... brainfart"

by Vor the Mighty March 9, 2004

brainfartitis

The sudden stop of brain function in an extreme moment of need.

The student suffered from a severe case of brainfartitis during his presentation in Dr. Bradford's class.

by Dr. Dick Stationary November 19, 2011

Brainfart

Adj. Used to describe a temporary loss of short-term memory.

I was about to answer her when I suddenly had a brainfart.

by Frank Wilson September 11, 2002

Brainfart

1. When someone knows how to do something right but at that instant he does it wrong even though he is pro at it.

2. When someone is thinking of saying/doing one thing but does the other.

*You are driving on the freeway and you knew you shouldve takin the 110N exit but you took the 110S for some reason*

Your friend: Dude I thought you knew you had to take the 110N
YOU: Ya I did, just had a freakin brainfart.

by Abdel Hafiz January 13, 2008

brainfart post

A post showing up on a social media page or group that is totally off topic, irrelevant or incoherent. It takes an average time of thirty seconds to click the link and read enough of it to realize it is a total waste of one's time. For example, on a group with 7,000 members, that one post has collectively stolen an hour of life from those people.

I just clicked on that post on the embroidery group and had to watch a brainfart post of a stupid video of a puppy puking up a sock! Did that guy really think the world of embroidery would be made better with that video??!!

by billy sharpstick February 6, 2017