cock-brainedadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒkbreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkˌbreɪnd/

Forms: see cock n.¹ and int. and brained adj.

Etymology: < cock n.¹ + brained adj. Compare later cock-brain n.

Lacking in judgement or common sense; foolish, rash, stupid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective]

idlec825

giddyc1000

volage?a1366

apec1370

foolisha1382

vain1390

idleful1483

volageous1487

glaikit1488

cock-brained1530

apish1532

empty1550

sillyc1555

frivolous?1563

tickle-headed1583

light-braineda1593

frothy1593

owlish1596

bird-witted1605

empty-headed1614

idle-headed1614

empty-pateda1628

marmosetical1630

grollish1637

feather-headed1647

nonsense1647

whirl-crowned1648

feather-brained1649

swimmering1650

soft-pated1651

weather-headeda1652

shuttlecock1660

drum-headed1664

chicken-brained1678

halokit1724

desipient1727

shatter-pated1727

scattered-brained1747

light-thoughted1777

scatter-brained1804

shandy-pated1806

hellicat1815

feather-pated1819

inane1819

weather-brained1826

bubble-headed1827

tomfoolish1838

bird-brained1892

tottle1894

fluffy1898

scatty1911

wandery1912

scattery1924

twitterpated1943

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 308/1 Cokbraynde, lyght, fole hardye, saffre.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. f. 44^v The light and cockbrayned facion of the multitude.

1631 B. Jonson New Inne i. v. sig. B8 The mad Lord Frampul... as cock-brain'd as ere the father was!

1707 J. Dunton Pulpit-fool 61 The Cock-brain'd Multitude; Who like themselves, are Planet-struck and vary, Prograde, and Retrograde, ne'er Stationary.

1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 158 My youth may make me crude and cock-brained.

1976 E. Dahlberg Olive of Minerva 44 There is nothing in Holy Writ that says inanimate objects may waken concupiscent aches. Should one be taken with the falling sickness, and then suppose he is able to cohabit with a chair, a doorknob, a window ledge, or a lexicon, that's just a cock-brained fribble.

2010 Canwest News Service (Nexis) 24 Sept. If he hadn't stolen it, it [sc. the money] was only going to end up down the toilet invested in ‘young Bud Fox’'s cock-brained idea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cock-brained
释义	cock-brainedadj. Brit. /ˈkɒkbreɪnd/, U.S. /ˈkɑkˌbreɪnd/ Forms: see cock n.¹ and int. and brained adj. Etymology: < cock n.¹ + brained adj. Compare later cock-brain n. Lacking in judgement or common sense; foolish, rash, stupid. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] idlec825 giddyc1000 volage?a1366 apec1370 foolisha1382 vain1390 idleful1483 volageous1487 glaikit1488 cock-brained1530 apish1532 empty1550 sillyc1555 frivolous?1563 tickle-headed1583 light-braineda1593 frothy1593 owlish1596 bird-witted1605 empty-headed1614 idle-headed1614 empty-pateda1628 marmosetical1630 grollish1637 feather-headed1647 nonsense1647 whirl-crowned1648 feather-brained1649 swimmering1650 soft-pated1651 weather-headeda1652 shuttlecock1660 drum-headed1664 chicken-brained1678 halokit1724 desipient1727 shatter-pated1727 scattered-brained1747 light-thoughted1777 scatter-brained1804 shandy-pated1806 hellicat1815 feather-pated1819 inane1819 weather-brained1826 bubble-headed1827 tomfoolish1838 bird-brained1892 tottle1894 fluffy1898 scatty1911 wandery1912 scattery1924 twitterpated1943 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 308/1 Cokbraynde, lyght, fole hardye, saffre. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. f. 44^v The light and cockbrayned facion of the multitude. 1631 B. Jonson New Inne i. v. sig. B8 The mad Lord Frampul... as cock-brain'd as ere the father was! 1707 J. Dunton Pulpit-fool 61 The Cock-brain'd Multitude; Who like themselves, are Planet-struck and vary, Prograde, and Retrograde, ne'er Stationary. 1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 158 My youth may make me crude and cock-brained. 1976 E. Dahlberg Olive of Minerva 44 There is nothing in Holy Writ that says inanimate objects may waken concupiscent aches. Should one be taken with the falling sickness, and then suppose he is able to cohabit with a chair, a doorknob, a window ledge, or a lexicon, that's just a cock-brained fribble. 2010 Canwest News Service (Nexis) 24 Sept. If he hadn't stolen it, it [sc. the money] was only going to end up down the toilet invested in ‘young Bud Fox’'s cock-brained idea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1530
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