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bricks shy of a load

Mentally impaired, either unintelligent or merely eccentric. For example, He may be handsome but he's not too bright—a few bricks shy of a load. This term, transferring a light load to lightweight mental capacity, is usually preceded by either a few or a specific number such as two. [Slang; 1960s]

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Nearby words

  1. brickle,
  2. brickmaking,
  3. brickner's position,
  4. bricks and clicks,
  5. bricks and mortar,
  6. bricktop,
  7. brickwork,
  8. bricky,
  9. brickyard,
  10. bricolage
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