lamebrain

[ leym-breyn ]
/ ˈleɪmˌbreɪn /
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noun Informal.

a dunce; booby; fool.

Origin of lamebrain

First recorded in 1925–30; lame1 + brain

OTHER WORDS FROM lamebrain

lame·brained, adjective

Words nearby lamebrain

lambskin, lamda, lame, lame duck, lame-duck session, lamebrain, lamech, lamed, lamell-, lamella, lamella roof

Words related to lamebrained

mindless, ill-considered, irrational, senseless, stupid, careless, ill-advised, foolish, reckless, unimaginable, incredible, preposterous, astonishing, improbable, outlandish, implausible, impossible, inconceivable, unthinkable, dummy

British Dictionary definitions for lamebrained

lamebrain
/ (ˈleɪmˌbreɪn) /

noun

informal a stupid or slow-witted person