birdbrain
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈbɜrdˌbreɪn/
- Offensive
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idiota
- After making such a silly mistake, she felt like a complete birdbrain.
- call someone a birdbrain
Examples
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We have more important things to worry about right now than that little birdbrain.
Fiction book (1998) -
Come on, birdbrain.
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Uh, where do you suppose that stupid birdbrain is?
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You better have a plan that works this time, birdbrain.
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Okay, birdbrain, it's gonna cost you ten bucks.
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CAPTAIN: Out of the way, birdbrain, I'm the captain here.
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You're always calling him names, like stupid or birdbrain.
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You're really not that funny at all, birdbrain.
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I got you, birdbrain.
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Look, birdbrain.
Synonyms
31
9.4
An insulting word for a person who behaves in a very strange or foolish way
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
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8.8
A person who is silly and not very smart
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9.3
A person who is not very smart
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8.7
A person who is silly and not very bright
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8.9
A person who is silly and often forgets things
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9.9
A person who says or does silly things
A person who is foolish and cannot think clearly
A person who often thinks in a confused or silly way
A person who often forgets things and acts silly
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word birdbrain joins bird and brain to make a simple picture: someone with the small brain of a bird. So calling someone a birdbrain is a short, often playful way to say they are silly or not very smart.