scatterbrain

[skat-er-breyn] /ˈskæt ərˌbreɪn/
noun
1.
a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
Also, scatterbrains.
Origin
1780-90; scatter + brain
Related forms
scatterbrained, adjective
Examples from the web for scatterbrain
  • The problem here is scatterbrain editorship, not necessarily poor authorship.
British Dictionary definitions for scatterbrain

scatterbrain

/ˈskætəˌbreɪn/
noun
1.
a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration
Word Origin and History for scatterbrain
n.

also scatter-brain, "thoughtless, giddy person, one incapable of serious, connected thought," 1764 (scatter-brained), from scatter (v.) + brain (n.). Related: Scatterbrained. Cf. scatter-good "spendthrift."

Slang definitions & phrases for scatterbrain

scatterbrain

noun

A silly or stupid person, esp one who cannot attend properly to a subject or get simple things done; ditz, rattlebrain: He's such a scatterbrain I don't look for a plausible theory from him (1790+)