rattlebrain


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rat·tle·brained

 (răt′l-brānd′)
adj.
Giddy and talkative; foolish.

rat′tle·brain′ (-brān′) n.
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rattlebrain

(ˈrætəlˌbreɪn)
n
archaic informal a foolish and talkative person
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rat•tle•brain

(ˈræt lˌbreɪn)

n.
a silly or easily distracted person.
[1700–10]
rat′tle•brained`, adj.
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Translations

rattlebrain

n (inf)Spatzenhirn nt (inf)
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