thick as a brick
thick as a brick adjective: very stupid; slow to learn or understand.
Adjective
thick as a brick (not comparable)
- Very stupid; slow to learn or understand.
- So you ride yourselves over the fields
And you make all your animal deals
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick.1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull
- Synonyms:
- dumb as an ox, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained
- So you ride yourselves over the fields
Synonyms of thick as a brick
- dumb as an ox
- addlebrained
- addlepated
- airheaded
- bee-brained
- beef-witted
- soft
- beefheaded
- beetle-headed
- birdbrained
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- blockheaded
- 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
Questions about thick as a brick
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- Thick as a brick means very stupid; slow to learn or understand.
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