brainfuck
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Brainfuck¹
Where it comes from
From brain + fuck, implying that it is confusing to use.
proper noun brainfuck
- A minimalist esoteric programming language, created for amusement, in which every basic machine instruction is represented by a single character. Some eccentric languages are structurally just as simple, but intentionally made awfully hard to understand — like the notorious languages Brainfuck […] or Malbolge.
brainfuck²
Where it comes from
From brain + fuck (“to play with; to tinker”).
noun brainfucks
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Brainfuck
verb brainfucks · brainfucking · brainfucked
- To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind. "I don't want to hear that. Don't try and brainfuck me by turning this around and making it some sort of redemption thing. […]
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title = {brainfuck},
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