Citations:smooth-brained

English citations of smooth-brained

Adjective: "(slang, derogatory) stupid, foolish; ignorant" edit

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  • 2003, "Whine Line", Metro Spirit, 20 February 2003, page 7:
    To the person who complained about the “ignorant ramblings” of the “smooth-brained bigot” Austin Rhodes: Be careful. The Good Lord knows that the vast and overwhelming majority of intelligent-thinking good ol' boys in this town believe in him.
  • 2015, Katie Jackson, "The Gambler", Writing Book 2015 (California College of the Arts), page 120:
    When their soldier husband returned from war, he would likely find himself in the company of a genuine, smooth-brained woman who had gained weight, and a joint bank account would convince him to stay with her.
  • 2018, Collin Yeo, "Preach, Manic Street Preachers", North Coast Journal, 22 February 2018, page 25:
    All because a group of the wealthiest people on the planet since the pharaohs have convinced a bunch of smooth-brained rubes that “well-regulated” means that nearly everyone can get their very own murder machines.
  • 2019, Luke O'Neill, "Sin-eaters: journalists devour the sins of others but to what end?", The Guardian, 26 August 2019:
    Every so often a poll will come out that says something like 3% of respondents had “little to no awareness of Donald Trump” and we tend to scoff in amusement at that sort of thing like, lol, must be nice. But I wonder sometimes about those people – those beautiful, smooth-brained and innocent children of god – whether or not they’re on to something the rest of us aren’t.
  • 2020, Jeremy Markus, "‘The Good Place’ is Unparalleled in Ideas and Execution", The Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell University), 2 February 2020:
    Not even Jacinto’s Jason Mendoza — the most “smooth-brained” person in the world — seems too ridiculous by the series’ end.
  • 2020, Jasmyne Keimig, "Smooth-Brained Reality TV Is Here to Stay", The Stranger, 5 May 2020:
    Although the pandemic might halt the production of these reality shows for the time being, smooth-brained reality shows aren't going anywhere.
  • 2020, Allan Perez, "Protesting virus is slap in face for healthcare workers", Turlock Journal, 12 May 2020:
    Turlock residents, always eager to make themselves look like smooth-brained losers, committed an incredible act of selfishness on Saturday.