lamebrain

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/ˈleɪmˌbɹeɪn/

noun

A fool.

“You lamebrain! How could you do something so stupid?”

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Meanings

nounlamebrain (plural lamebrains)

plural lamebrains

  1. derogatoryslangA fool.

    You lamebrain! How could you do something so stupid?

adjectivelamebrain (comparative more lamebrain, superlative most lamebrain)

comparative more lamebrain · superlative most lamebrain

  1. lamebrained, foolish

    We're not going to introdce the lame brain legislation [NGTF] is talking about. We want solid stuff. We want to talk about opening up billions of dollars of funding into mental health and social services, for all alternative lifestyles not just gays.

    1979 February 3, Tommi Avicolli, Bob Kunst, “Defeat as Victory”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 27, page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
foolidiot

Origin

From lame + brain.

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APA

lamebrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamebrain

MLA

“lamebrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamebrain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamebrain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamebrain.

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