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jellybrain en · NOUN

Etymology

From jelly + brain.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) A muddled thinker; a stupid person.
   • BLACKADDER: Where the hell's that cretin Percy; you haven't seen him, have you? BALDRICK: Yes, my lord! He's hiding in the box! BLACKADDER: Come on, jellybrain. Hurry up, otherwise we'll miss the tide! 1986, Ben Elton, Richard Curtis, Potato (Blackadder) (TV episode)
   • Most bullies are stupid, jealous jellybrains, but not Brenda Payne. Brenda was as smart as she was pretty, and she used both of those things to get whatever she wanted. 2016, Tom Fletcher, The Christmasaurus:
   • However, the issue of the documentary evidence was a joke because only a jellybrain would expect Bush to have the levees strengthened with only a day's warning. 2015, Donald R. James, Truths:

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