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brains

  • noun
  • /bɹeɪnz/

The substance of a brain, as a material or foodstuff.

Other meanings

  1. The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.

    “Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.”

  2. The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.

    “Who's the brains behind this operation?”

Related words

  • blow someone's brains out
  • fuck someone's brains out
  • hump someone's brains out

Example sentences

  • “I've got bats for brains.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “brains” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.