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lobotomy (n.)
1936, coined from
lobe
(in the brain sense) + medical suffix
-tomy
. Figurative use is attested from 1953.
Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em
That I got no cerebellum
[Ramones, "Teenage Lobotomy," 1977]
