birdbrain

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)d.bɹeɪn/ X-SAMPA: /"b3:(r)d.breIn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbɚd.bɹeɪn/, X-SAMPA: /"b@`d.breIn/

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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.

Translations

someone who is not very smart or clever

• French: étourneau (fr) m
• Russian: куриные мозги (ru) (kurínyje mozgí) m pl

• Spanish: casquivano (es) m