brain candy

noun

Definitions

  1. A narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks…

    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.
    • After years of chewing on murder mysteries as my form of “brain candy,” I thought I'd sample westerns for a change of pace.
    • Matriculated, my favorite, is written and directed by Peter Chung. . . . The result is electric-Kool-Aid brain candy, with a twist of unexpected pathos.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for brain candy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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