An informal term referring to the mass emigration/exodus of highly intelligent/skilled individuals, such as scientists, historians, scholars or writers, from their country of origin, due to social and/or political upheaval, repression of free speech, or administrative attacks on intellectual institutions.
A notable example of this phenomenon would be the exodus of Albert Einstein, who fled to the United States to escape persecution under the Nazi regime.
A notable example of this phenomenon would be the exodus of Albert Einstein, who fled to the United States to escape persecution under the Nazi regime.
"the current administration has brought about a new brain drain, as a sizeable number of notable individuals in intellectual fields have left the country behind in hopes of better prospects and more freedom in their work."
by queenofcringe October 23, 2025
Get the Brain Drainmug. A bug that does the opposite of the Woke Brain Virus, making people believe that landowners have the right to violently impose their will on people using the resources of the land the claim to own and that people who oppose the will of people claiming ownership of land should be able to dictate government policy are mentally ill from the Woke Brain Virus and are enemies of the state.
All of the anti-transgender executive orders are the result of the broke brain virus working in President Trump and his base.
by WhistleBlower0013 January 29, 2025
Get the Broke Brain Virusmug. kenny: who was the first president?
steve: did you brain evaporate? it’s george washington.
kenny: my bad i’m slow.
did your brain evaporate? another way of saying someone is stupid.
steve: did you brain evaporate? it’s george washington.
kenny: my bad i’m slow.
did your brain evaporate? another way of saying someone is stupid.
by Rlendnsnsk April 7, 2020
Get the did your brain evaporatemug. To get his mind functioning properly for the test on differential equations, Axel stopped at Starbucks for a cup of brain lube.
by BCATThompson October 7, 2021
Get the BRAIN LUBEmug. by fronter23 December 9, 2009
Get the brained outmug. by Sean D Kelly March 13, 2025
Get the Scuttery Brainsmug. A certain definition for that doesn't happen to be the truth. Certain definitions on Urban Dictionary don't happen to be the truth. Certain messages on Urban Dictionary don't happen to be the truth. A certain definition for that doesn't happen to be the truth. Not "When someone is a small brain they are not smart and have the smallest of brain's" from WhyAPenny. Also not "People with small brain typically are named Roger and Bo" from WhyAPenny. /
by JordanJohnsonistheone September 6, 2022
Get the Small Brainmug.