Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Informal A stupid person; a dolt.
Wiktionary
- n. slang, derogatory A fool.
Etymologies
- lame + brain (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Daryll, stop copying entire comments, ya f ucking lamebrain!”
“No matter what Obama does there are those who will make up lamebrain excuses to attack him.”
NRCC targets Obama for saying Cambridge cop 'acted stupidly'
“She's a lamebrain idiot that doesn't even know enough to keep a password from being found out by a student.”
“And Obama was taken back when there was an outcry over his lamebrain ideal and he criticized the vets for not being patriotic. 2012 can't come soon enough!”
“It would take a lamebrain to keep pursuing the old standard of panning rote to each orchestra section as it plays its featured few bars before turning for seconds to the podium-meister, who shapes the whole - yes, the whole -- of what we hear and, therefore, should get maximum viewing time.”
The Huffington Post: Donna Perlmutter: Dudamel Opens a New View at Hollywood Bowl
“What lamebrain scheduled four of those in one week?”
“It is my impression that ‘lamebrain’ is not a nice expression.”
““The man who is truly the greatest lamebrain in all the land!””
““If you ask me, that Edward guy seems like kind of a lamebrain.””
“Where I come from, ‘lamebrain’ is, like, the highest praise you can say about someone.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lamebrain’.
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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Insult Words
A rich collection of all the ways you can insult someone's intelligence.
idiot, cretin, moron, dimwit, nincompoop, meathead, addlepate, dingbat, dumbbell, dunce, fool, halfwit and 31 more...
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kingofbash's Words
bash, poleaxed, salacious, libertine, charlatan, aplomb, fortuitous, finagle, apoplectic, debutante, carte blanche, aardvark and 472 more...
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Junk
walrus, fascination, broadway, fickle, downturn, bridge, gargle, rotunda, mesh, fab, shortlife, strumming and 304 more...
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Skip The Light Fontastic
Fonts whose names are wacky, powerful, intriguing, whimsical, exotic and so on.
buttzilla, consolas, trebuchet, chanticleer, earthpig, dwarves, ciao, ghost town, goodfish, i still know, gorilla milkshake, immoral and 212 more...
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Way Less Than A Genius
...but way smarter than asphalt ;)
doofus, dope, dunce, dork, dingaling, idiot, fool, dodo, bonehead, futz, retard, ditz and 35 more...
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I'm Surrounded by Idiots
Ways to say someone is stupid, inept, etc. (nouns)
idiot, moron, ignoramus, dummy, dumbass, stupid, bonehead, meathead, featherbrain, scatterbrain, dumb, twit and 60 more...
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