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as in cuckoo
a silly flighty person
those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along
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as in moron
a stupid person
some birdbrain left the water running
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Should former President Trump stop calling Ambassador Haley birdbrain?
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CBS News, 18 Feb. 2024
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
CBS News, 18 Feb. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdbrain
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The loss of common cuckoos, meanwhile, means that spring arrives in the U.K. without its iconic song.Jared Del Rosso, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Two individual cuckoos were sighted or recorded in two separate locations on July 6 and July 25.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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Imagine hundreds of feather boa-like strands draped throughout the jacket, providing very nearly the same warmth-to-weight ratio as the finest goose down, but with a much faster drying time and warming capabilities when wet.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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It’s filled with goose down for insulated warmth, while the exterior nylon shell has a durable water repellent finish to block out wind and moisture.Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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Her foothold in the entertainment industry firmly established, Grande soon landed her breakthrough role as the loveable ditz Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon’s Victorious.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
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Allen’s dramatic assertions about the lusts of movie men for a nubile young woman are matched by his contemptuous depiction of her as a ditz out of her depth, especially as compared to the soulful rebel Gatsby, who throws her over for a younger girl (Gomez).Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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Does Miss Manners agree with me that making people feel like fools is rude?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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For years, West’s former assistant thought she got roofied and made a fool of herself at a work event.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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The white supremacist rally that interrupted the mayor's lunch in Howell on Saturday wasn't overly impressive, really — just a dozen or so nitwits, and one ghost.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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The nitwits were chased off by a woman from the local library board.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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Duvall is a big reason why: All the film’s insights into the slipperiness of identity are there in her casually virtuosic, veritable dual performance, in which a funny flibbertigibbet loses hold of herself as the world around seems to splinter into something frighteningly new.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Projects about Monroe have handled her personal life to varying degrees of success, often leaning into her flibbertigibbet persona, her struggles with addiction, and the paradox of her oozing sexuality and her little girl brokenness.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
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“Birdbrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdbrain. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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