booger brain
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈbʊɡər breɪn/
- Offensive
:
tonto
- She laughed and called her brother a booger brain when he tripped over his own feet.
Examples
-
Don't be such a booger brain!
-
Stop being such a booger brain and pay attention to what I'm saying.
-
I can't believe I forgot my keys again—what a booger brain moment!
-
Why did you call him a booger brain?
-
You're such a booger brain for forgetting your own birthday!
-
Don't be a booger brain; it's just a game, have fun!
-
She called him a booger brain when he tripped over his own feet.
Synonyms
92
8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
8
8.1
A person who is not very smart or acts silly
3
9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.5
A childish name used to call someone silly
1
9.1
A playful insult for a person who acts silly
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
A teasing name for someone acting clumsy or foolish
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
A person who often forgets things and is not careful
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The insult is compositionally built from 'booger' (a childish/gross thing) + 'brain' (intelligence), so a learner who knows both words can infer it labels someone's mind as silly or gross. This noun–noun insult pattern is parallel to transparent compounds like 'meathead' or 'bonehead', making the meaning readily derivable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Booger brain is an insult that comes from a funny, childish image: booger means a small, dried bit of nose stuff and brain refers to the head. So calling someone a booger brain playfully means 'a foolish or silly person'.