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Meaning of Birdbrain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɜː(ɹ)d.bɹeɪn

Definitions

Someone who is not intelligent.

colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“That birdbrain just drove right through three rows of traffic cones and into the bushes.”
“Comedienne Carol Channing, 29, admitted that a grave personal problem had grown out of her playing the role of birdbrained Lorelei Lee in Broadway’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. People seemed to be convinced that she is a birdbrain offstage, too: “I won't say that people actually think I’m just two steps removed from outright idiocy, but they do seem to have adopted a protective attitude towards me...””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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