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lamebrain

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adjective

variants or lamebrained
as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily he offended a number of people with that insensitive, lamebrain comment

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Recent Examples of lamebrain
Noun
The Futurists, led by Filippo Marinetti, spent a lot of time publishing lamebrain manifestos about the need to sweep away existing society, if necessary by war. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022 But there's finally a collection of lamebrains that lack more common sense than the NCAA. Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 23 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamebrain
Adjective
  • There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.
    Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Adjective
  • As long as a biopsy is done and it’s recognized early, there’s a very high chance of cure with very simple and minimally invasive procedures.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Her voice is the center (a volcano, an oasis) and the music is simple, supportive and emotional.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Lamebrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamebrain. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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