no-brainer

[noh-brey-ner]

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noun

Informal. anything requiring little thought or effort; something easy or simple to understand or do.

Origin of no-brainer

First recorded in 1975–80

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Related Words for no-brainer

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Examples from the Web for no-brainer

Contemporary Examples of no-brainer

It's a no-brainer and I understood sports entertainment already.
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When we got the script and then Jake came on to direct, it was a no-brainer for us to hope that Cameron would want to do it.
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July 14, 2014
For these reasons aspiring to more diversity in the medical profession is a no-brainer.
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June 2, 2014
For his complicity Murmelstein has forever been branded a traitor, but for him the decision was a no-brainer.
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British Dictionary definitions for no-brainer

no-brainer

noun

slang something which requires little or no mental effort

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no-brainer in Culture

no-brainer

Something that is absurdly simple or easy and requires little thought: “Making pumpkin pie can be a no-brainer if you use frozen pastry and canned filling.”