bricks shy of a load



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]
See also: brick, load, of, shy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Colombe-French
TikhonTEE-khahnRussian (Rare)
ShaylaSHAY-ləEnglish
Hristina-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Yumiyoo-meeJapanese
AtarahAT-ə-rə (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew