birdbrain

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the compound bird +‎ brain, implying that the brains of birds are small.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)d.bɹeɪn/ SAMPA: /"b3:(r)d.breIn/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈbɚd.bɹeɪn/, SAMPA: /"b@`d.breIn/
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[edit] Noun

birdbrain (plural birdbrains)

  1. Someone who is not very smart or clever.
    That birdbrain just drove right through three rows of traffic cones and into the bushes.

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