airbrain mode
A temporary state of total mental vacancy — spacing out, giving nonsensical answers, or doing something obviously dumb as if the brain has gone offline.
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A temporary state of total mental vacancy — spacing out, giving nonsensical answers, or doing something obviously dumb as if the brain has gone offline. Used humorously to describe an off day when nothing is sticking and every small task becomes an obstacle.
I put my keys in the fridge — I'm fully in airbrain mode today.
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