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dumb as dirt

dumb as dirt adjective: extremely stupid.

Adjective

dumb as dirt (not comparable)

  1. (slang, simile) Extremely stupid.

Synonyms of dumb as dirt

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Questions about dumb as dirt

What does dumb as dirt mean?
Dumb as dirt means extremely stupid.
What part of speech is dumb as dirt?
Dumb as dirt is an adjective.

Words near dumb as dirt in the dictionary

  1. dumb as a rock
  2. dumb as a sack of bricks
  3. dumb as a sack of hammers
  4. dumb as a stump
  5. dumb as an ox
  6. dumb as dirt
  7. dumb as nails
  8. dumb as rocks
  9. dumb ass
  10. dumb asses
  11. dumb barge

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