jellybrain

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

jelly +‎ brain

Noun[edit]

jellybrain (plural jellybrains)

  1. (informal, derogatory) A muddled thinker; a stupid person.
    • 1986, Ben Elton, Richard Curtis, Potato (Blackadder) (TV episode)
      BLACKADDER: Where the hell's that cretin Percy; you haven't seen him, have you?
      BALDRICK: Yes, my lord! He's hiding in the box!
      BLACKADDER: Come on, jellybrain. Hurry up, otherwise we'll miss the tide!
    • 2015, Donald R. James, Truths:
      However, the issue of the documentary evidence was a joke because only a jellybrain would expect Bush to have the levees strengthened with only a day's warning.
    • 2016, Tom Fletcher, The Christmasaurus:
      Most bullies are stupid, jealous jellybrains, but not Brenda Payne. Brenda was as smart as she was pretty, and she used both of those things to get whatever she wanted.
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