mind-pop

[ mahynd-pop ]
/ ˈmaɪndˌpɒp /

noun Psychology Informal.

a word, phrase, image, or sound that comes into the mind suddenly and involuntarily and is usually related to a recent experience.

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Origin of mind-pop

2000–05; mind + pop1, coined by George Mandler, born 1924, Austrian psychologist

Words nearby mind-pop

mind-body, mind-body problem, mind-boggling, mind-expanding, mind-numbing, mind-pop, mind-reader, mind-set, mind-your-own-business, mindanao, mindanao deep
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