brain freeze
noun/ˈbreɪn friːz/
/ˈbreɪn friːz/
- [countable, uncountable] a sudden failure to remember a basic fact, name or word, especially when this is embarrassing or in public
- He suffered a brain freeze on last night’s TV debate.
- My problem was brain freeze: I knew who she was—I just couldn’t remember her name.
- [uncountable] a sudden severe headache caused by eating or drinking something very cold too quickly
- Summer means ice cream, and that means brain freeze—the sudden stabbing pain between the eyes.
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