a sudden failure to remember a basic fact, name or word, especially when this is embarrassing or in public
Example:
- He suffered a brain freeze on last night’s TV debate.
- My problem was brain freeze: I knew who she was—I just couldn’t remember her name.
a sudden severe headache caused by eating or drinking something very cold too quickly
Example:
- Summer means ice cream, and that means brain freeze—the sudden stabbing pain between the eyes.