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单词 birdbrain
释义

birdbrain

noun

bird·​brain ˈbərd-ˌbrān How to pronounce birdbrain (audio)
1
: a stupid person
2
: scatterbrain
birdbrained
ˈbərd-ˌbrānd How to pronounce birdbrain (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • cuckoo
  • ditz
  • featherbrain
  • featherhead
  • flibbertigibbet
  • nitwit
  • rattlebrain
  • scatterbrain
  • softhead
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Example Sentences

Her brother's a real birdbrain. those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along
Recent Examples on the Web Some cowardly birdbrain dropping Ku Klux Klan fliers in a quiet, suburban neighborhood may not be earth-shattering news. Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2018 Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn’t much going on upstairs. National Geographic, 15 May 2016 Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn’t much going on upstairs. National Geographic, 15 May 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

birdbrain

noun

1
as in goose
a silly flighty person those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • goose
  • cuckoo
  • scatterbrain
  • ditz
  • silly
  • nitwit
  • fool
  • flibbertigibbet
  • featherhead
  • featherbrain
  • simpleton
  • softhead
  • rattlebrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sobersides
2
as in moron
a stupid person some birdbrain left the water running

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • moron
  • idiot
  • stupid
  • dummy
  • goose
  • prat
  • numskull
  • blockhead
  • nincompoop
  • lunatic
  • donkey
  • loser
  • bonehead
  • knucklehead
  • lunkhead
  • dolt
  • imbecile
  • turkey
  • dimwit
  • ignoramus
  • dumbhead
  • fool
  • stupe
  • nitwit
  • dunderhead
  • dullard
  • mutt
  • airhead
  • dunce
  • cretin
  • schnook
  • hardhead
  • pinhead
  • loon
  • natural
  • gander
  • jackass
  • saphead
  • simpleton
  • nimrod
  • meathead
  • chucklehead
  • dummkopf
  • cluck
  • oaf
  • doofus
  • numbskull
  • fathead
  • dodo
  • ninny
  • chowderhead
  • noddy
  • bubblehead
  • yahoo
  • lamebrain
  • golem
  • loggerhead
  • dim bulb
  • dope
  • clown
  • woodenhead
  • deadhead
  • dork
  • mome
  • goon
  • hammerhead
  • ratbag
  • cuddy
  • noodle
  • jerk
  • half-wit
  • clunk
  • dumbbell
  • ninnyhammer
  • schlub
  • goof
  • villain
  • skunk
  • know-nothing
  • cuddie
  • shlub
  • dum-dum
  • clodpole
  • dip
  • stock
  • buffoon
  • lump
  • booby
  • yo-yo
  • loony
  • nit
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • dumb cluck
  • snake
  • thickhead
  • mug
  • scatterbrain
  • madman
  • zany
  • cad
  • nut
  • creep
  • beast
  • gawk
  • heel
  • boor
  • stinker
  • cur
  • featherbrain
  • churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brain
  • genius
  • sage
  • intellect
  • wizard
  • thinker
  • intellectual
  • whiz
  • polymath
  • sharpie
  • sharpy
  • Renaissance man
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