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jingle brains

jingle brains is the alternative form of jingle-brains.

Meaning of jingle-brains

Noun

jingle-brains (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete, thieves' cant) A man who is wild, thoughtless, whimsical, capricious or irresponsible.

Questions about jingle brains

What is jingle brains the alternative form of?
Jingle brains is the alternative form of jingle-brains.

Words near jingle brains in the dictionary

  1. jingju
  2. jingko
  3. jingle
  4. jingle bell
  5. jingle bells
  6. jingle brains
  7. jingle mail
  8. jingle shell
  9. jingle shells
  10. jingle-brains
  11. jingle-jangle

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