shit-for-brains
/ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/
shit-for-brains adjective: extremely stupid.
Adjective
shit-for-brains (not comparable)
- Extremely stupid.
- That shit-for-brains neighbor of mine is shooting off amateur fireworks again.
- Who are you crying about, the predatory prick or the shit-for-brains tramp? Because neither one deserves your tears.2005, In Her Shoes (film)
- Synonyms:
- addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
Noun
shit-for-brains (plural shit-for-brains)
- An extremely stupid person.
- That new assistant of yours is a real shit-for-brains.
- He's another one of those shit-for-brains.
Synonyms of shit-for-brains
- addlebrained
- addlepated
- airheaded
- bee-brained
- beef-witted
- soft
- beefheaded
- beetle-headed
- birdbrained
- blockheaded
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- Boeotian
- boneheaded
- boofheaded
- braindead
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- buffle-headed
- bullet-headed
- cerebrally challenged
- childish
- chowderheaded
- chuckleheaded
- crackbrained
- cretinous
- daft
- dense
- dented
- dim-bulb
- dim-headed
- dim-witted
- dim
- doltish
- dopey
- dozy
- drowsy
- dull-headed
- dull-minded
- dull-witted
- dull
- dumber than a box of rocks
Forms of shit-for-brains
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Origin of shit-for-brains
Canadian, from the 1950s.
Questions about shit-for-brains
- What does shit-for-brains mean?
- Shit-for-brains means extremely stupid.
- What part of speech is shit-for-brains?
- Shit-for-brains can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce shit-for-brains?
- Shit-for-brains is pronounced /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/.
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