- scatterbrain
- scat|ter|brain [ `skætər,breın ] noun count INFORMALsomeone who does not think in an organized way and often forgets or loses things
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Scatterbrain — may refer to: * Scatterbrain (band) * Scatterbrain (comics) * Scatterbrain (book), by Larry Niven … Wikipedia
scatterbrain — (n.) 1790, from SCATTER (Cf. scatter) + BRAIN (Cf. brain) (n.). Related: Scatterbrained … Etymology dictionary
scatterbrain — [skat′ər brān΄] n. a person who is incapable of concentrated or serious thinking; giddy, frivolous, flighty person scatterbrained adj … English World dictionary
scatterbrain — UK [ˈskætə(r)ˌbreɪn] / US [ˈskætərˌbreɪn] noun [countable] Word forms scatterbrain : singular scatterbrain plural scatterbrains informal someone who does not think in an organized way and often forgets or loses things … English dictionary
scatterbrain — n. a forgetful person; someone who is mentally disorganized. □ I’m getting to be such a scatterbrain, I think. □ Aunt Martha is a real scatterbrain. She always forgets where her glasses are … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scatterbrain — Used since the eighteenth century of a person who seems to be incapable of connected thought, a likeable but careless, forgetful person. ‘Go on, you scatterbrain’ says a girl to her sister, in O.Henry’s short story Lost on Dress Parade. The… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
scatterbrain — noun (C) someone who often forgets or loses things because they do not think in a practical way: Don t tell me you ve lost your glasses again, you scatterbrain! scatterbrained adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Scatterbrain (book) — Scatterbrain a collection of short stories, novel excerpts and essays by Larry Niven. It was published in 2003, as a sequel to N Space and Playgrounds of the Mind.Contents#Introduction: Where Do I Get My Crazy Ideas #Destiny s Road (Excerpt from… … Wikipedia
Scatterbrain (comics) — This article is about the Image Comics character. For the Marvel Comics character (also known as Fascination), see Technet (comics). Superherobox caption = Scatterbrain, from Dynamo 5 #1. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. character name = Scatterbrain… … Wikipedia
Scatterbrain (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Scatterbrain Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = New York, USA Genre = Thrash Metal Years active = 1989 1995 (Reunions: 2007) Label = Relativity Records Elektra Records Pavement Music URL =… … Wikipedia
scatterbrain — noun Date: 1659 a giddy heedless person … New Collegiate Dictionary
