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lardbrain

lardbrain noun: an unintelligent person.

Noun

lardbrain (plural lardbrains)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) An unintelligent person.
    • Instant silence inside. Idiots! A confused scurrying. Clothheads! All of it perfectly audible through the flimsy door. Lardbrains!1986, Jo Clayton, Skeen's Leap, New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 226

Synonyms of lardbrain

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Forms of lardbrain

plurallardbrains

Origin of lardbrain

Compound of lard + brain.

Questions about lardbrain

What does lardbrain mean?
Lardbrain means an unintelligent person.
What part of speech is lardbrain?
Lardbrain is a noun.
What is the plural of lardbrain?
The plural of lardbrain is lardbrains.

Words near lardbrain in the dictionary

  1. lardasses
  2. lardball
  3. lardballs
  4. lardboy
  5. lardboys
  6. lardbrain
  7. lardbrains
  8. lardbucket
  9. lardbuckets
  10. lardbutt
  11. lardbutts

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