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Alcohol-induced blackouts are memory losses that can signal risky drinking, not a punchline.
means A sudden total loss of light, power, or memory — the world or your mind going dark all at once.
from A straightforward compound of 'black' and 'out,' first used for the literal darkening of lights (windows blacked out to hide cities from bombers in wartime), then extended to power failures and, by the mid-20th century, to the mind's own lights going out under drink or shock — memory switched off like a city grid.
- origin
- wwii term for hiding lights from bombers
- brain science
- memories never formed, not just forgotten
- alcohol threshold
- usually starts around 0.15 percent bac
- grid version
- same name, way less regrettable morning after