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Slang or scientific term for “mental food”?
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By saying "mental food" I mean something that you enjoy digesting mentally, like watching a football game or reading a comic book.
(It is in contrast to "physical food" which you physically eating the food).
For example:
Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
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By saying "mental food" I mean something that you enjoy digesting mentally, like watching a football game or reading a comic book.
(It is in contrast to "physical food" which you physically eating the food).
For example:
Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
single-word-requests phrase-requests
edited Mar 26 at 16:46
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food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the body, not mental food unless you want to sound literary.
– Lambie
Mar 26 at 16:37
Not an answer because it is related but not exact, but something one enjoys looking at or listening to can be referred to as eye candy or ear candy.
– Damila
Mar 26 at 16:38
'mental' has a slight connotation of 'intellectual', so 'mental food' sounds very strange in English for sports topics.
– Mitch
Mar 26 at 16:45
1
Cerebral nourishment.
– Ricky
Mar 26 at 16:46
Mental grist is technically food (ground corn or malt) but is usually a lot more serious. Pap is a lot less serious, but to the point of triviality.
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 26 at 17:57
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By saying "mental food" I mean something that you enjoy digesting mentally, like watching a football game or reading a comic book.
(It is in contrast to "physical food" which you physically eating the food).
For example:
Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
single-word-requests phrase-requests
edited Mar 26 at 16:46
Davo
5,60421642
asked Mar 26 at 16:34
Lê Quang SơnLê Quang Sơn
111
By saying "mental food" I mean something that you enjoy digesting mentally, like watching a football game or reading a comic book.
(It is in contrast to "physical food" which you physically eating the food).
For example:
Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
single-word-requests phrase-requests
single-word-requests phrase-requests
edited Mar 26 at 16:46
Davo
5,60421642
asked Mar 26 at 16:34
Lê Quang SơnLê Quang Sơn
111
edited Mar 26 at 16:46
Davo
5,60421642
asked Mar 26 at 16:34
Lê Quang SơnLê Quang Sơn
111
edited Mar 26 at 16:46
Davo
5,60421642
edited Mar 26 at 16:46
Davo
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edited Mar 26 at 16:46
Davo
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asked Mar 26 at 16:34
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food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the body, not mental food unless you want to sound literary.
– Lambie
Mar 26 at 16:37
Not an answer because it is related but not exact, but something one enjoys looking at or listening to can be referred to as eye candy or ear candy.
– Damila
Mar 26 at 16:38
'mental' has a slight connotation of 'intellectual', so 'mental food' sounds very strange in English for sports topics.
– Mitch
Mar 26 at 16:45
1
Cerebral nourishment.
– Ricky
Mar 26 at 16:46
Mental grist is technically food (ground corn or malt) but is usually a lot more serious. Pap is a lot less serious, but to the point of triviality.
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 26 at 17:57
|
show 1 more comment
food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the body, not mental food unless you want to sound literary.
– Lambie
Mar 26 at 16:37
Not an answer because it is related but not exact, but something one enjoys looking at or listening to can be referred to as eye candy or ear candy.
– Damila
Mar 26 at 16:38
'mental' has a slight connotation of 'intellectual', so 'mental food' sounds very strange in English for sports topics.
– Mitch
Mar 26 at 16:45
1
Cerebral nourishment.
– Ricky
Mar 26 at 16:46
Mental grist is technically food (ground corn or malt) but is usually a lot more serious. Pap is a lot less serious, but to the point of triviality.
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 26 at 17:57
food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the body, not mental food unless you want to sound literary.
– Lambie
Mar 26 at 16:37
food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the body, not mental food unless you want to sound literary.
– Lambie
Mar 26 at 16:37
Not an answer because it is related but not exact, but something one enjoys looking at or listening to can be referred to as eye candy or ear candy.
– Damila
Mar 26 at 16:38
Not an answer because it is related but not exact, but something one enjoys looking at or listening to can be referred to as eye candy or ear candy.
– Damila
Mar 26 at 16:38
'mental' has a slight connotation of 'intellectual', so 'mental food' sounds very strange in English for sports topics.
– Mitch
Mar 26 at 16:45
'mental' has a slight connotation of 'intellectual', so 'mental food' sounds very strange in English for sports topics.
– Mitch
Mar 26 at 16:45
1
1
Cerebral nourishment.
– Ricky
Mar 26 at 16:46
Cerebral nourishment.
– Ricky
Mar 26 at 16:46
Mental grist is technically food (ground corn or malt) but is usually a lot more serious. Pap is a lot less serious, but to the point of triviality.
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 26 at 17:57
Mental grist is technically food (ground corn or malt) but is usually a lot more serious. Pap is a lot less serious, but to the point of triviality.
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 26 at 17:57
|
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A term for an item of mental interest is "Food for thought" but that would be only a mouthful, not a meal's worth.
answered Mar 26 at 17:35
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I'd suggest intellectual nourishment.
It is defined on thefreedictionary as,
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; food for thought.
Note: If you get entertained by some insipid subject: Mathematics documentaries, or some abstract subject etc. (which people normally find tasteless), then there is a word for it.
Pabulum or pablum (noun)
Oxford defines it as,
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pabulum
Bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
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It did not seem to me that football is an activity appreciated from an intellectual standpoint. But, thanks to your posing the question, I found a good article in The Irish Times: 'The rise of the Football Intellectual', article by Ian Maleney, Wed. Nov 9, 2016. In it, Maleney references several authors on the subject.
But back to your question. First: Does, in fact, the entire (or nearly so in your estimation), populace of Vietnam enjoy football. "Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people." Increasingly, we are told "we all" - when "we all" most certainly do not - for example, have electronic devices.
As to "comic books" - it would depend on the style of comic book, yes? A comic book, like food, can primarily be a visual treat, if you will. Or, it can be to instruct, etc. Or, both. There have been literary comic books, for certain.
"Fodder" is used by the British for what you call "mental food." "Feast" doesn't apply.
How about referencing a literary work you reasonably believe to be known by your target population.
"Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
Or, make it personal. What is it about football that stimulates you intellectually, and what is your food/book that applies.
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A term for an item of mental interest is "Food for thought" but that would be only a mouthful, not a meal's worth.
answered Mar 26 at 17:35
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A term for an item of mental interest is "Food for thought" but that would be only a mouthful, not a meal's worth.
answered Mar 26 at 17:35
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add a comment |
A term for an item of mental interest is "Food for thought" but that would be only a mouthful, not a meal's worth.
answered Mar 26 at 17:35
ElliotElliot
401
A term for an item of mental interest is "Food for thought" but that would be only a mouthful, not a meal's worth.
answered Mar 26 at 17:35
ElliotElliot
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answered Mar 26 at 17:35
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I'd suggest intellectual nourishment.
It is defined on thefreedictionary as,
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; food for thought.
Note: If you get entertained by some insipid subject: Mathematics documentaries, or some abstract subject etc. (which people normally find tasteless), then there is a word for it.
Pabulum or pablum (noun)
Oxford defines it as,
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pabulum
Bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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add a comment |
I'd suggest intellectual nourishment.
It is defined on thefreedictionary as,
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; food for thought.
Note: If you get entertained by some insipid subject: Mathematics documentaries, or some abstract subject etc. (which people normally find tasteless), then there is a word for it.
Pabulum or pablum (noun)
Oxford defines it as,
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pabulum
Bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
5,3661733
add a comment |
I'd suggest intellectual nourishment.
It is defined on thefreedictionary as,
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; food for thought.
Note: If you get entertained by some insipid subject: Mathematics documentaries, or some abstract subject etc. (which people normally find tasteless), then there is a word for it.
Pabulum or pablum (noun)
Oxford defines it as,
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pabulum
Bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
5,3661733
I'd suggest intellectual nourishment.
It is defined on thefreedictionary as,
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; food for thought.
Note: If you get entertained by some insipid subject: Mathematics documentaries, or some abstract subject etc. (which people normally find tasteless), then there is a word for it.
Pabulum or pablum (noun)
Oxford defines it as,
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pabulum
Bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
5,3661733
edited Mar 26 at 18:22
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
5,3661733
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
5,3661733
answered Mar 26 at 18:14
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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It did not seem to me that football is an activity appreciated from an intellectual standpoint. But, thanks to your posing the question, I found a good article in The Irish Times: 'The rise of the Football Intellectual', article by Ian Maleney, Wed. Nov 9, 2016. In it, Maleney references several authors on the subject.
But back to your question. First: Does, in fact, the entire (or nearly so in your estimation), populace of Vietnam enjoy football. "Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people." Increasingly, we are told "we all" - when "we all" most certainly do not - for example, have electronic devices.
As to "comic books" - it would depend on the style of comic book, yes? A comic book, like food, can primarily be a visual treat, if you will. Or, it can be to instruct, etc. Or, both. There have been literary comic books, for certain.
"Fodder" is used by the British for what you call "mental food." "Feast" doesn't apply.
How about referencing a literary work you reasonably believe to be known by your target population.
"Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
Or, make it personal. What is it about football that stimulates you intellectually, and what is your food/book that applies.
answered Mar 26 at 18:17
J. DoeJ. Doe
164
add a comment |
It did not seem to me that football is an activity appreciated from an intellectual standpoint. But, thanks to your posing the question, I found a good article in The Irish Times: 'The rise of the Football Intellectual', article by Ian Maleney, Wed. Nov 9, 2016. In it, Maleney references several authors on the subject.
But back to your question. First: Does, in fact, the entire (or nearly so in your estimation), populace of Vietnam enjoy football. "Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people." Increasingly, we are told "we all" - when "we all" most certainly do not - for example, have electronic devices.
As to "comic books" - it would depend on the style of comic book, yes? A comic book, like food, can primarily be a visual treat, if you will. Or, it can be to instruct, etc. Or, both. There have been literary comic books, for certain.
"Fodder" is used by the British for what you call "mental food." "Feast" doesn't apply.
How about referencing a literary work you reasonably believe to be known by your target population.
"Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
Or, make it personal. What is it about football that stimulates you intellectually, and what is your food/book that applies.
answered Mar 26 at 18:17
J. DoeJ. Doe
164
add a comment |
It did not seem to me that football is an activity appreciated from an intellectual standpoint. But, thanks to your posing the question, I found a good article in The Irish Times: 'The rise of the Football Intellectual', article by Ian Maleney, Wed. Nov 9, 2016. In it, Maleney references several authors on the subject.
But back to your question. First: Does, in fact, the entire (or nearly so in your estimation), populace of Vietnam enjoy football. "Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people." Increasingly, we are told "we all" - when "we all" most certainly do not - for example, have electronic devices.
As to "comic books" - it would depend on the style of comic book, yes? A comic book, like food, can primarily be a visual treat, if you will. Or, it can be to instruct, etc. Or, both. There have been literary comic books, for certain.
"Fodder" is used by the British for what you call "mental food." "Feast" doesn't apply.
How about referencing a literary work you reasonably believe to be known by your target population.
"Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
Or, make it personal. What is it about football that stimulates you intellectually, and what is your food/book that applies.
answered Mar 26 at 18:17
J. DoeJ. Doe
164
It did not seem to me that football is an activity appreciated from an intellectual standpoint. But, thanks to your posing the question, I found a good article in The Irish Times: 'The rise of the Football Intellectual', article by Ian Maleney, Wed. Nov 9, 2016. In it, Maleney references several authors on the subject.
But back to your question. First: Does, in fact, the entire (or nearly so in your estimation), populace of Vietnam enjoy football. "Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people." Increasingly, we are told "we all" - when "we all" most certainly do not - for example, have electronic devices.
As to "comic books" - it would depend on the style of comic book, yes? A comic book, like food, can primarily be a visual treat, if you will. Or, it can be to instruct, etc. Or, both. There have been literary comic books, for certain.
"Fodder" is used by the British for what you call "mental food." "Feast" doesn't apply.
How about referencing a literary work you reasonably believe to be known by your target population.
"Asian U23 football championship is the "____________" for Vietnamese people.
Or, make it personal. What is it about football that stimulates you intellectually, and what is your food/book that applies.
answered Mar 26 at 18:17
J. DoeJ. Doe
164
answered Mar 26 at 18:17
J. DoeJ. Doe
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J. DoeJ. Doe
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food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the body, not mental food unless you want to sound literary.
– Lambie
Mar 26 at 16:37
Not an answer because it is related but not exact, but something one enjoys looking at or listening to can be referred to as eye candy or ear candy.
– Damila
Mar 26 at 16:38
'mental' has a slight connotation of 'intellectual', so 'mental food' sounds very strange in English for sports topics.
– Mitch
Mar 26 at 16:45
1
Cerebral nourishment.
– Ricky
Mar 26 at 16:46
Mental grist is technically food (ground corn or malt) but is usually a lot more serious. Pap is a lot less serious, but to the point of triviality.
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 26 at 17:57