headfuck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Yet, more than the other sections of the exam, blind tasting is a “headfuck,” as one sommelier who’s taken it multiple times told me.
From The New Yorker
In academia, philosopher Michel Foucault called it a “heterotopia”, but most of us might think of it as a bit of a headfuck, a space or place in time that has more meaning or relationship to another space than it might first appear.
From The Guardian
"It's such a headfuck to play here," he sighs, the swear word jarring with his parent-friendly, well-spoken persona.
From The Guardian
It's a real headfuck being on stage in front of thousands of people, screaming at you, or screaming at what they think you are.
From The Guardian
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