large brain

Oversized thinking organ

Large brain typically appears as a humorous or ironic way to describe intelligence or overthinking.

Someone making a large brain move has done something either genuinely clever or spectacularly stupid—context determines which.

The phrase gained currency through internet meme culture, where big brain and large brain mock pseudo-intellectual behavior or celebrate actual insight with exaggerated praise.

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thinking cap · elephant · whale · dolphin · primate · evolved · thinking · neurons · nerve cells · cortex · gray matter · gray cells · skull · brainpower · smart · smart cookie · memory · consciousness

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brain size

large brainmicrocephaly

Undersized cranium disorder

cognitive capacity

large brainsmooth brain

Slang for stupidity

pea brain · bird brain · mental deficiency · intellectual disability · dullard

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large, larger, largest, largely, largeness, enlarge, enlargement, enlarger, brain

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G