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brain candy

brain candy noun: a narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.

Noun

brain candy (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.
    • Venom is spine-tingling brain candy about a deadly snake on the loose in a London townhouse during a kidnapping attempt.1982 February 10, “Capsule Reviews”, in Daily Times, Ohio, USA, retrieved 02 Oct 2012, page 16
    • After years of chewing on murder mysteries as my form of “brain candy,” I thought I'd sample westerns for a change of pace.1992 February 19, Ron Alexander, “Metropolitan Diary”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Oct 2012

Questions about brain candy

What does brain candy mean?
Brain candy means a narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.
What part of speech is brain candy?
Brain candy is a noun.

Words near brain candy in the dictionary

  1. brain bleeds
  2. brain bucket
  3. brain buckets
  4. brain cancer
  5. brain cancers
  6. brain candy
  7. brain cell
  8. brain cells
  9. brain chip
  10. brain chips
  11. brain cloud

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