rattle-brainn.

Brit.

/ˈratlbreɪn/, U.S.

/ˈrædlˌbreɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle n.¹, brain n.

Etymology: < rattle n.¹ + brain n. Compare earlier rattle-brained adj., and also rattle-head n., rattlepate n., rattle-skull n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds.

1. An empty-headed, noisy person; a fool.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed > and noisy

rattle-heada1645

rattlepate1682

bully fop1699

rattle-brain1704

rattle-skull1725

1704 T. Baker Act at Oxf. v. 45 Since the rattling Box has been your Mistress, that pleasing eccho to a Rattle-brain, know, I have plac'd my Love elsewhere.

1709 E. Ward Rambling Fuddle-caps 8 Beholding the Rattle~brains, marry thought I, I have heard of a Puppy put into a Pye.

1794 R. Cumberland Box-Lobby Challenge i. i. 7 So, rattlebrain, what's the news with you?

1823 T. De Quincey tr. ‘F. Laun’ King of Hayti in London Mag. Nov. 520/2 He had taken down the conceit of the young rattle-brain.

1850 R. W. Emerson Shakspeare in Representative Men v. 187 A poet is no rattlebrain, saying what comes uppermost.

1905 W. McCay Little Nemo in Slumberland 26 Nov. in Little Nemo 1905–14 (2000) 15/1 Nemo suggested..that it might be some monster giant but his papa called him a ‘rattle brain’ and ordered him to pacify his mama who was making elaborate plans to faint.

1941 J. D. Carr Case of Constant Suicides x. 138 A rattle-brain by the name of Jack Flemings..claims to have seen somebody..with no face, gibbering at the window.

2006 Washington Times (Nexis) 14 May b8 She was a chattering rattlebrain, whose flirtatiousness and ignorant bad taste made her a comic character.

†2. Rash, noisy behaviour. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness

recklessnessOE

resec1275

outragea1387

rechelesshipc1390

wantonnessc1390

hastivessa1393

recklesslaika1400

racklenessc1405

recklessheadc1410

headiness1447

temerity?a1475

lavishness1477

hastivitya1500

rashnessa1500

Ate1587

temerousness1598

temeritude1623

wretchlessness1625

hare-brainedness1656

rantum-scantum1695

temerariousness1711

blindness1796

devil-may-carishness1829

devil-may-careness1834

devil-may-care1836

rattle-brain1838

devil-may-careism1841

bullheadedness1858

harum-scarumness1863

madcappery1905

1838 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 5 Sept. in Amer. Notebks. (1972) ii. 143 There is much exaggeration and rattle-brain about this fellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rattle-brain
释义	rattle-brainn. Brit. /ˈratlbreɪn/, U.S. /ˈrædlˌbreɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle n.¹, brain n. Etymology: < rattle n.¹ + brain n. Compare earlier rattle-brained adj., and also rattle-head n., rattlepate n., rattle-skull n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds. 1. An empty-headed, noisy person; a fool. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed > and noisy rattle-heada1645 rattlepate1682 bully fop1699 rattle-brain1704 rattle-skull1725 1704 T. Baker Act at Oxf. v. 45 Since the rattling Box has been your Mistress, that pleasing eccho to a Rattle-brain, know, I have plac'd my Love elsewhere. 1709 E. Ward Rambling Fuddle-caps 8 Beholding the Rattle~brains, marry thought I, I have heard of a Puppy put into a Pye. 1794 R. Cumberland Box-Lobby Challenge i. i. 7 So, rattlebrain, what's the news with you? 1823 T. De Quincey tr. ‘F. Laun’ King of Hayti in London Mag. Nov. 520/2 He had taken down the conceit of the young rattle-brain. 1850 R. W. Emerson Shakspeare in Representative Men v. 187 A poet is no rattlebrain, saying what comes uppermost. 1905 W. McCay Little Nemo in Slumberland 26 Nov. in Little Nemo 1905–14 (2000) 15/1 Nemo suggested..that it might be some monster giant but his papa called him a ‘rattle brain’ and ordered him to pacify his mama who was making elaborate plans to faint. 1941 J. D. Carr Case of Constant Suicides x. 138 A rattle-brain by the name of Jack Flemings..claims to have seen somebody..with no face, gibbering at the window. 2006 Washington Times (Nexis) 14 May b8 She was a chattering rattlebrain, whose flirtatiousness and ignorant bad taste made her a comic character. †2. Rash, noisy behaviour. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness recklessnessOE resec1275 outragea1387 rechelesshipc1390 wantonnessc1390 hastivessa1393 recklesslaika1400 racklenessc1405 recklessheadc1410 headiness1447 temerity?a1475 lavishness1477 hastivitya1500 rashnessa1500 Ate1587 temerousness1598 temeritude1623 wretchlessness1625 hare-brainedness1656 rantum-scantum1695 temerariousness1711 blindness1796 devil-may-carishness1829 devil-may-careness1834 devil-may-care1836 rattle-brain1838 devil-may-careism1841 bullheadedness1858 harum-scarumness1863 madcappery1905 1838 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 5 Sept. in Amer. Notebks. (1972) ii. 143 There is much exaggeration and rattle-brain about this fellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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