brainlock

English

noun

Definitions

(informal) The situation where a person's brain seems to freeze up, preventing them from proceeding.

Etymology

Compound from English brain + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

'tweenbrain English
Brainfuck English
Goldilocks English
Lockport English
afterbrain English
airlock English
anklelock English
anti-lock English
armlock English
assbrain English
beanbrain English
beetlebrain English
belock English
birdbrain English
blubberbrain English
boxlock English
brain English
brain-damaged English
brain-dead English
brainal English
brainball English
brainbox English
brainbuster English
braincase English
braincast English
brainchild English
braindance English
braindead English
brainectomy English
brained English
brainer English
brainfest English
brainfood English
brainfuck English
brainful English
braingasm English
braingraph English
brainhood English
brainial English
brainish English
brainist English
brainless English
brainlet English
brainlike English
brainly English
brainpan English
brainpower English
brainsick English
brainstorm English
brainteaser English
brainteasing English
brainwash English
brainwave English
brainwide English
brainwipe English
brainwork English
brainworm English
brainwriting English
brainy English
chemobrain English
chinlock English
cockbrain English
couchlock English
crackbrain English
daglock English
deadlock English
deathlock English
debrain English
dickbrain English
doglock English
earlock English
eigenbrain English
elflock English
endbrain English
eyelock English
fetlock English
fetterlock English
firelock English
flatlock English
fleabrain English
flintlock English
forebrain English
forelock English
fuckbrain English
gridlock English
gunlock English
hairlock English
hammerlock English
handlock English
harebrain English
hashlock English
headlock English
hemibrain English
hindbrain English
hot-brain English
inlock English
interbrain English
interlock English
intrabrain English
jellybrain English
keylock English
lackbrain English
lamebrain English
landlock English
laserbrain English
leglock English
lidlock English
liplock English
livelock English
lock English
lock-weir English
lockability English
lockable English
lockage English
lockbolt English
lockbox English
locker English
lockfast English
lockful English
lockhouse English
lockjaw English
lockkeeper English
lockless English
locklike English
lockmaster English
locknut English
lockout English
lockpicker English
lockplate English
lockring English
lockset English
lockshield English
lockside English
locksman English
locksmith English
locksmithery English
locksport English
lockstep English
lockstitch English
lockwork English
locky English
lovelock English
madbrain English
manlock English
matchlock English
midbrain English
mindlock English
multilock English
musclebrain English
necklock English
nerdbrain English
no-brainer English
nonbrain English
oarlock English
outbrain English
overlock English
peabrain English
picklock English
pissbrain English
rattlebrain English
relock English
riplock English
scatterbrain English
shitbrain English
sidelock English
snaplock English
soaplock English
softlock English
spinlock English
suitlock English
superbrain English
taglock English
tardbrain English
ticklebrain English
twistlock English
underlock English
unlock English
uplock English
weighlock English
wheellock English
wristlock English
zerobrain English
Locke German
ブレーン Japanese
brayn Middle English
lok Middle English
ล็อก Thai
loc Welsh
loklo Ido
lok Tok Pisin
loke Seychellois Creole
brein Torres Strait Creole