Definition
A person who is scatter-brained, thoughtless, or impulsive; someone who acts without thinking.
Etymology
Compound of 'hair' and 'brain,' where 'hair-brained' is the more standard spelling. The exact origin is debated, but it may originally have meant 'brain as thin as a hair' or referred to someone with scattered thoughts.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'hare-brained' (meaning a crazy hare) and 'hair-brained' (thin brain) might be confused origins, showing how English words can blend together over centuries.
Translations
ARالعربية
رأس فارغة
ra's faragha
BNবাংলা
বুদ্ধিহীন মস্তিষ্ক
buddhihin mast-ishk
CACatalà
cap empty
cap em-pti
CSČeština
prázdná hlava
pra-zdna hla-va
DADansk
tom hoved
tom ho-ved
DEDeutsch
kopflos
kop-flos
ELΕλληνικά
κεντρική κεφαλή
kentrikí kefalí
ESEspañol
cabeza loca
ka-be-sa lo-ka
FAفارسی
سر خالی
sar khali
FISuomi
tyhjä pää
tyh-jä pae
FRFrançais
tête à claques
tet a kla-k
GUGU
નાળીનાં પક્ષી
naali-na pakhshi
HAHA
kwari da gishiri
k-wa-ri da gi-shi-ri
HIहिन्दी
पागल दिमाग
paagal di-maag
HUMagyar
üres fej
ures fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
otak kosong
o-tak ko-song
IGIG
nkwu ọkpụrụ
n-k-wu ok-pu-ru
ITItaliano
testa vuota
tes-ta vo-ta
JA日本語
頭が抜けている
ata ga nu-te iru
KKKK
түйір құс
ty-yir kus
KMKM
🐦 មានសម្លាញ់
🐦 maan sam-la-nyh
KO한국어
머리가 텅 비어있다
meo-ri-ga teng bi-eo-i-tta
MRMR
केसदार पक्षी
kes-dar pakhshi
MSBahasa Melayu
otak kosong
o-tak ko-song
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး ငှက်
lu-myo-e nghet
NLNederlands
verkwist hoofd
ver-k-wist ho-od
NONorsk
tom hode
tom ho-de
PAPA
ਕੇਸਵਾਲਾ ਪੰਛੀ
kes-va-la panchhi
PLPolski
pusta głowa
pu-sta g-lova
PTPortuguês
cabeça de vento
ka-be-sa deh ven-toh
RORomână
capul gol
ka-pul gol
RUРусский
пустая голова
pustaya golova
SVSvenska
tom huvud
tom h-u-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa tupu
ki-hwa tu-pu
TAதமிழ்
மனம் இல்லாத தலை
mana-m ill-a-tha tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
బుద్ధి లేని తల
buddhi le-ni ta-la
THไทย
สมองว่าง
som-ong waang
TLTL
walang utak
wa-lang u-tak
TRTürkçe
deli akıl
de-li a-kil
UKУкраїнська
пуста голова
pustaya golova
VITiếng Việt
não có não
nao co nao
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ́ àwọn ọlọ́pọ̀
e-ro aw-on o-lo-po
ZUZU
inkabi yabula
in-ka-bi ya-bu-la