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scatterbrain
English
Etymology
scatter +? brain
Noun
scatterbrain (plural scatterbrains)
- A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.
Related terms
- scatterbrained
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simpleton
English
Etymology
simple +? -ton (as in a surname). Abbreviation of simple Tony or Anthony (Grose 1811 Dictionary). Compare French simplet, Italian semplicione.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?mp?lt?n/
Noun
simpleton (plural simpletons)
- (derogatory) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.
- 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 92
- The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men's mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.
- 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 92
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