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ˈlame-brain colloq.
[f. lame a. + brain n.]
A dull-witted or stupid person. Also ˈlame-brained a.
1929Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking i. 16 A girl with an aunt who knew all about Shakespeare and Bacon must of necessity live in a mental atmosphere into which a lame-brained bird like himself could scarcely hope to soar. 1945S. J. Perelman Crazy like Fox 82 ‘Well, Miss ‘Lame Brain’,’ he retorted sardonically, ‘maybe you had better stop galvanizing around nights and pay attention!’ 1948G. H. Johnston Death takes Small Bites vii. 163 But it's the same bunch of lame-brains kiddin' themselves they're master minds of crime. 1962K. Orvis Damned & Destroyed xix. 142 Not like the usual lame-brained addict. 1968New Yorker 14 Sept. 58 None of your lame-brain philosophers ever cut any ice with me. 1972Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Nov. 1426/3 We have finished feeling indulgent towards the disaffected lamebrains who turn this kind of stuff out. |