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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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Garry | | ['gæri] | |
Draco | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Erez | | - | Hebrew |
Gudmund | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Alicia | | a-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English) | Spanish, English |
Anupama | | - | Indian, Hindi |