a sandwich shy of a picnic



a sandwich shy of a picnic

A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., several bricks short of a load," "one card 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 sandwich shy of a picnic. The new manager is nice enough, but he's a sandwich shy of a picnic, if you ask me.
See also: of, picnic, sandwich, shy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
YvesEEVFrench
ÖZlem-Turkish
GinaJEE-nah (Italian), JEE-nə (English)Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mere-Maori
Davinadə-VEEN-əEnglish (British)
&Aelig;Thelric-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)