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A colloquial synonym for encephalocentrism or neurocentrism, often used pejoratively. Brainism treats the brain as the only relevant organ for understanding mind, reducing all mental phenomena to neural activity and dismissing psychological, social, or spiritual explanations as “folk.” It is common in pop‑neuroscience headlines (“This is your brain on politics”). Brainism ignores that brains develop in bodies, bodies in environments, and environments in cultures. It is a form of intellectual laziness that mistakes a necessary condition (you need a brain) for a sufficient explanation.
Brainism Example: “The brainist claimed that ‘poverty is a brain condition’ after reading one fMRI study. He ignored decades of economic and sociological research showing structural causes. Brainism as ideology.”
I made a brainium with alex
Brainium by 100100100100100 February 13, 2019
A movement to educate people about the thoughts, feelings, and criticisms from a 'know-it-all' man. Very cocky and tends to brainwash people easily with its 'know-it-all' mind. Likes to makes stupid comments just to make himself look cool. Full of stupidity. This originated at GHS. Very Dangerous matter.
Like oh my god, I just got converted to Brianism without knowing it. I totally regret it!
brianism by The O'Really Corp. December 17, 2006

Braitism 

When your super athletic need to have perfect hair and are super fucking stupid usually starting with martism.
That home run hitter has braitism like hitler.
Braitism by Goober Gauden April 29, 2019

Brawnism 

When nice fat people loose weight and turn skinny. Than become lying and back stabbing ex friends. This can be seen throughout high schools and universities. This disorder, that people are having after loosing the weight is a big problem and needs to be stopped. Ask anyone and they will know a brawnism person with this disorder just discribe it as a fat person that was nice but now that he/she is skinny they are not the person you remember.
Anna Nicole Smith when she lost the weight, she was very crazy and had some major problems that is Brawnism.
Another example for brawnism is Hilary Duff was also a good girl and after loosing some weight got to becoming a not so good person.
Brawnism by Helene Hanff January 19, 2009
Sayings that come from the mouth of Brian
"Can I tell you something?" Brianisms
"It's not rocket science" Brianisms
"Five Star" Brianisms
Brianisms by Observer3 January 3, 2012
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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