lamebrain

[ leym-breyn ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a dunce; booby; fool.

lamebrain

/ ˈleɪmˌbreɪn /

noun

1. informal.
   a stupid or slow-witted person

Other Words From

• lamebrained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamebrain¹

First recorded in 1925–30; lame ¹ + brain

Example Sentences

The rest of the cast is a motley lot: luckless tourists, lamebrain teen punks, unfortunate law-enforcement officers and bungling drug dealers.

From Seattle Times

I laugh at lamebrain YouTube videos even before pushing the play button.

From Washington Post

That will mean the end of the self-satisfied blowhard whose lamebrain pronouncements, decoded for their ironic intent, have served as some of TV’s shrewdest analysis of current events.

From Washington Times

“I thought they were supposed to be slow! You must think I’m a total lamebrain.”

From Literature

In this incarnation, he’s also a sort of a pretty-boy lamebrain, rather than the shrewd, theater-owning businessman that history recounts.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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• boob
• buffoon
• idiot
• jerk
• moron
• nitwit
• stooge
• sucker
• twit