a few sandwiches short of a picnic



a few sandwiches short of a picnic

A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few bricks shy of a load, a few cards shy of a full deck, etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets. I think he may be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
See also: few, of, picnic, sandwich, short

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Devaraj-Indian, Kannada
JaylynJAY-linEnglish (Modern)
Reannon-English (Rare)
Washburn['wɔʃbɜ:n]
Salima-Arabic
Ganymede-Greek Mythology (Anglicized)