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birdbrain

[ burd-breyn ]
/ ˈbɜrdˌbreɪn /
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noun Slang.
a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
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Origin of birdbrain

First recorded in 1920–25; bird + brain

OTHER WORDS FROM birdbrain

birdbrained, bird-brained, adjective
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