lamebrain

[leym-breyn]

lame·brain

[leym-breyn]
noun Informal.
a dunce; booby; fool.

Origin:
1925–30; lame1 + brain

lame·brained, adjective
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Lamebrain is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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lamebrain (ˈleɪmˌbreɪn)
 
n
informal a stupid or slow-witted person

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lamebrain definition


and lame-brain
  1. n.
    a fool. : Please don't call me a lamebrain. I do my best.
  2. mod.
    and lamebrained. foolish. : No more of your lamebrained ideas!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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