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
Titiana-Ancient Roman
Herman['hə:mən]
Saveli-Russian
BurtBURTEnglish
Qillaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Yseult-French (Rare)