dumb as a bag of hammers

English

Alternative forms

• dumb as a sack of hammers

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

dumb as a bag of hammers (not comparable)

1. (slang, humorous) Remarkably stupid.
   • 2000, O Brother, where are thou?:

     You two are just as dumber than a bag of hammers!

   • 2012 April 24, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire, scene: Greene Family Farm:

     Kenny: Yeah. Nothing bothers him. Like water off a duck's back, y'know. / Lee: That's a valuable trait lately. / Kenny: No kidding. But frankly, I think it's because he's dumb as a bag of hammers.

Translations

remarkably stupid

• Danish: dum som en dør
• Finnish: tyhmä kuin saapas
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dum som et brød (no), dum som en stut (no)

• Russian: тупо́й, как ва́ленок (tupój, kak válenok)
• Spanish: más tonto que Abundio

See also

• Synonyms: dumber than a box of rocks; see also Thesaurus:stupid