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no-brainer

[ noh-brey-ner ]

noun

  1. Informal. anything requiring little thought or effort; something easy or simple to understand or do.


no-brainer

/ ˌəʊˈɪə /

noun

  1. slang.
    something which requires little or no mental effort
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

no-brainer

  1. Something that is absurdly simple or easy and requires little thought: “Making pumpkin pie can be a no-brainer if you use frozen pastry and canned filling.”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of no-brainer1

First recorded in 1975–80
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“If we were back in the period where we have more money than we can spend, this would be a no-brainer,” Jackson said.

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She got involved with the movement after she said it took two years of organizing and hard work to get two speed bumps installed on her street — something she considered a no-brainer safety issue.

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“This was a no-brainer for us,” said school board President Sonja Shaw, who is a Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction.

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The actor says the decision to get a shared tattoo with his castmates after filming wrapped was a "no-brainer".

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On that basis, and because talk of a move for Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres is now going cold, a transfer is a no-brainer.

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