brain fag

• brain-fag

• (tiredness of young males): possibly originates from West Africa[1]

brain fag (uncountable)

1. A condition to which male high school and college students are prone consisting of difficulty in concentrating, mild forgetfulness, and difficulty in maintaining a train of thought, arising from "too much thinking". Physical symptoms can manifest as well.
2. cerebropathy

• This term may be mistaken for homophobic hate speech by those unaware of the medical condition, especially those from North America.
• Not to be confused with brain fog.

• (tiredness of young males): brain tiredness
• (cerebropathy): cerebropathy

• Culture-bound syndrome in Wikipedia