peabrain

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/ˈpiːbɹeɪn/

noun

A stupid or clumsy person; a cretin.

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empty-headed
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Meanings

nounpeabrain (plural peabrains)

plural peabrains · alternative pea-brain · alternative pea brain

  1. derogatoryinformalA stupid or clumsy person; a cretin.
  2. derogatoryinformalThe brain of such a person.

    Bungo would gladly have put a bullet in Mr. King's little pea brain.

    1986 January 1, Heather Robertson, Lily : A Rhapsody in Red: Volume 2 The King Years, James Lorimer & Company, →ISBN, page 113
adjectivepeabrain (comparative more peabrain, superlative most peabrain)

comparative more peabrain · superlative most peabrain · alternative pea-brain · alternative pea brain

  1. derogatoryinformalStupid, clumsy, idiot

    Synonyms: empty-headed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveStupid, clumsy, idiot

Similar
empty-headed
Also see
empty-headedidiotmusclebrain

Origin

From pea + brain; compare pea-sized.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

p-branep-brane

Anagrams

rapebian
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APA

peabrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peabrain

MLA

“peabrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peabrain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peabrain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peabrain.

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