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dim bulb

UK/ˈdɪm ˌbʌlb/

dim bulb noun: a person who is slow-witted or stupid.

Noun

dim bulb (plural dim bulbs)

  1. (informal) A person who is slow-witted or stupid.
    • Dwight Eisenhower was roundly derided by the liberal intelligentsia as a Mr. Malaprop, a golf-playing, crony-loving dim bulb.2001 June 21, Richard Stengel, “Why George Bush is the Brer Rabbit of American Politics”, in Time

Synonyms of dim bulb

Forms of dim bulb

pluraldim bulbs
alternative formdimbulb

Questions about dim bulb

What does dim bulb mean?
Dim bulb means a person who is slow-witted or stupid.
What part of speech is dim bulb?
Dim bulb is a noun.
How do you pronounce dim bulb?
Dim bulb is pronounced /ˈdɪm ˌbʌlb/ (UK).
What is the plural of dim bulb?
The plural of dim bulb is dim bulbs.

Words near dim bulb in the dictionary

  1. dilysine
  2. Dilzak
  3. Dilzaks
  4. dim
  5. dim and distant
  6. dim bulb
  7. dim bulbs
  8. dim mak
  9. dim out
  10. dim sim
  11. dim sims

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