birdbrain

birdbrain
birdbrain ird"brain` n. 1. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought.

Syn: addle-head, loon. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • birdbrain — noun Date: 1933 1. a stupid person 2. scatterbrain • birdbrained adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • birdbrain — birdbrained, bird brained, adj. /berrd brayn /, n. Slang. a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person. [1920 25; BIRD + BRAIN] * * * …   Universalium

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