wash one's brain out with soap

verb

To remove or erase unwanted images from one's mind.

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Meanings

verbwash one's brain out with soap (third-person singular simple present washes one's brain out with soap, present participle washing one's brain out with soap, simple past and past participle washed one's brain out with soap)

present singular third person washes one's brain out with soap · participle present washing one's brain out with soap · participle past washed one's brain out with soap · past washed one's brain out with soap

  1. colloquialhumorousTo remove or erase unwanted images from one's mind.

Origin

From the idea of washing one's mouth out.

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wash one's brain out with soap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20one's%20brain%20out%20with%20soap

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Chicago

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