- Home
- Idioms
- stupid
stupid
stupid is as stupid does
One's actions indicate one's level of stupidity (or intelligence). The phrase was popularized by the film Forrest Gump. Of course that fool backed his car into own house! Stupid is as stupid does! Stupid is as stupid does, so judge her on her actions, not your first impression.
How strange/stupid/cool, etc. is that?
(informal) used to emphasize that something is strange/stupid, etc.
ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer
Also, ask a silly question. Your query doesn't deserve a proper answer, as in Am I hungry? ask a stupid question! One authority believes this idiom is a variant of ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs, which appeared in Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer (1773) and was frequently repeated thereafter. [Early 1800s]
dumb-ass
and stupid-ass1. mod. stupid; dumb. (Usually derogatory.) That was a real dumb-ass thing to do. That is so stupid-ass!
2. n. a stupid person. (Rude and derogatory.) Don’t be such a dumb-ass! You know what I mean!
stupid-ass
verbget stupid
in. to become intoxicated; to make oneself alcohol or drug intoxicated. It’s been one totally screwed up week. I think I’ll just stay home tonight and get stupid.
hit by the stupid stick
mod. made to act really stupid. Nobody can be that dumb. You must have been hit by the stupid stick.
stupid
mod. drunk. (see also
get stupid.)
These kids are so stupid they can’t see straight. They’re all going to be sick. stupid fresh
mod. very, very good. (see also
fresh,
funky fresh.)
Her looks were stupid fresh. Bonus! There’s no such thing as a stupid question
and TNSTAASQ sent. & comp. abb. Go ahead and ask your question without referring to it as stupid. There’s no such thing as a stupid question. But keep trying, you’re getting close.