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Osee Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

no brain?

0Does it mean easy or stupid? Thanks.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00Perhaps you are thinking of the slang term, 'a no-brainer'. This refers to something that involves an easy choice or decision. 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Perhaps you are thinking of the slang term, 'a no-brainer'.
  • This refers to something that involves an easy choice or decision.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Perhaps you are thinking of the slang term, 'a no-brainer'. This refers to something that involves an easy choice or decision. eg02br
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01font00A: Do you want to stay home and do your homework tonight, or go to a great party and have a great time?02font02br
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0 Hi Clive, 02br
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00May I ask you a follow-up question? 02br
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00Oxford University Press also gives "01i00stupid person or action02i00," but their dictionaries seem to be the only ones to mention this meaning:01blockquote
01cite10OUP12cite10a stupid person or action10:10 11
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0Hi,02br
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00This kind of "young person's slang" tends to change and evolve very quickly, so it's hard for dictionaries to keep up even if they want to. By the time a word gets into the dictionary, the meaning may have changed, or the word may even no longer be in use.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 Hi Clive,02br
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00Thanks for your answer. Am I safe in understanding it's not used like that anymore? 0-
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0I've never heard it used as a stupid act - only as a decision with a really obvious choice.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I don't remember hearing it used to refer to a person.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 Thanks, Clive and GG. 02br
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