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lamebrain

American  
[leym-breyn] / ˈleɪmˌbreɪn /

noun

Informal.
  1. a dunce; booby; fool.


lamebrain British  
/ ˈleɪmˌbreɪn /

noun

  1. informal a stupid or slow-witted person

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Other Word Forms

  • lamebrained adjective

Etymology

Origin of lamebrain

First recorded in 1925–30; lame 1 + brain

Example Sentences

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The rest of the cast is a motley lot: luckless tourists, lamebrain teen punks, unfortunate law-enforcement officers and bungling drug dealers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

I laugh at lamebrain YouTube videos even before pushing the play button.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2016

That will mean the end of the self-satisfied blowhard whose lamebrain pronouncements, decoded for their ironic intent, have served as some of TV’s shrewdest analysis of current events.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2014

I do remember wondering then what lamebrain philosophy was responsible for burdening our transport with bottled Coke at such a time .

From Time Magazine Archive

During that time, he likes to watch movies, and his favorite is Billy Madison, in which a good-hearted lamebrain played by Sandler has to start school all over again as a young adult.

From Time Magazine Archive