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scatterbrain

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scat⋅ter⋅brain

  [skat-er-breyn]
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–noun
a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
Also, scat⋅ter⋅brains.

Origin:
1780–90; scatter + brain

Related forms:
scat⋅ter⋅brained, adjective
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scat·ter·brain   (skāt'ər-brān')   
n.  A person regarded as flighty, thoughtless, or disorganized.
scat'ter·brained' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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scatterbrain

  1. n.
    a forgetful person; someone who is mentally disorganized. : Aunt Martha is a real scatterbrain. She always forgets where her glasses are.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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