scat·ter·brain

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


Origin:
1780–90; scatter + brain

scat·ter·brained, adjective
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scatterbrain (ˈskætəˌbreɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration

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Scatterbrain is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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scatterbrain definition


  1. n.
    a forgetful person; someone who is mentally disorganized. : Aunt Martha is a real scatterbrain. She always forgets where her glasses are.
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