birdbrain

noun

bird·brain ˈbərd-ˌbrān

Synonyms of birdbrain next

: a stupid person

: scatterbrain

birdbrained

ˈbərd-ˌbrānd

adjective

Example Sentences

Her brother's a real birdbrain. those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along

Recent Examples on the Web By solving one kind of puzzle that stumped crows, though, the kids may have shown how a human mind treats problems differently than a birdbrain. —

Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2012 Some cowardly birdbrain dropping Ku Klux Klan fliers in a quiet, suburban neighborhood may not be earth-shattering news. —

Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2018 Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn’t much going on upstairs. —

National Geographic, 15 May 2016 Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn’t much going on upstairs. —

National Geographic, 15 May 2016

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