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rattlebrains

noun

plural of rattlebrain
as in flibbertigibbets
a silly flighty person in a medical situation of this seriousness we don't need some rattlebrain running around in a panic

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  1. fools
  2. geese
  3. cuckoos
Noun
  • Like Rick Nelson’s fools, the Zellners also rush in where angels fear to tread, and their love for the bizarre, the cool and the crazy is, like the epidemic of emotions facing the Alpha Gang, wildly infectious.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Some want to live vicariously through them, while others joke about the poor fools who fell for their tactics.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fools
Noun
  • Snow geese are large, ungainly animals, while this puppet one is sleek and white.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Its words were shaped by quills fashioned from the feathers of molting geese.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of geese
Noun
  • Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Different bird species understand anti-cuckoo warning calls Birds of different species can understand each other’s alarm calls warning of cuckoos.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of cuckoos
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