brain freeze

brain freeze ExamplesWord Origin noun Informal.

1. Also called ice-cream headache. a pain in the temples and forehead brought on by quickly consuming very cold food or drink.
2. a temporary lapse in memory; a sudden mental block.

Origin of brain freeze First recorded in 1990–95 Examples from the Web for brain freeze Contemporary Examples of brain freeze

My observer was blunt about the Texas governor, and this was even before the brain-freeze moment in the Michigan debate.

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