brain-stabbing

English

Adjective

brain-stabbing (comparative more brain-stabbing, superlative most brain-stabbing)

  1. (informal) Causing a sharply painful headache.
    • 1999, Leonard Wolf, Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction, page 183:
      The sky was gray and dead. Great! he thought. Another day stuck in this boarded-up rat hole! He slammed the door viciously, then winced, groaning, at the brain-stabbing noise.
    • 2004, Ray James, The Man Show on Tap: A Guide to All Things Beer:
      […] it's particularly strong (up to 12% alcohol by volume), but what does this complex, distinctive monk mix mean to you and me? For starters, you can get the same brain-stabbing hangover you get from malt liquor at nearly three times the price.
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