Is one sandwich short of a picnic In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "is one sandwich short of a picnic", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Eudora Thao

2021-03-14 08:03

Meaning of Is one sandwich short of a picnic (redirected from be one sandwich short of a picnic )

Synonyms:

be barking mad , be nutty as a fruitcake , be off (one's) nut

Be one sandwich short of a picnic phrase

A pun on the phrase, taken from an advertisement published in The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) on 6 September 1992 for The Wharf food market, Southgate, Melbourne.

The phrase "short of a picnic a sandwich" indicates mentally deficient, or slightly crazy.

John is a sandwich short of a picnic. He gave up his lucrative job in order to pursue his passion for cooking.

That guy was obviously one sandwich short of a picnic. He always has many crazy ideas.

Other phrases about:

a load of baloney

Falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness

Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

need (to have) your head examined

To say, or believe something or someone that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid

Hang One's Head

to look downwards because of unhappiness or embarrassment

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer

One who asks a fool question will receive a nonsensical answer

Grammar and Usage of Be one sandwich short of a picnic

Verb Forms

am one sandwich short of a picnic
are one sandwich short of a picnic
be one sandwich short of a picnic
is one sandwich short of a picnic
was one sandwich short of a picnic
were one sandwich short of a picnic

It is often used in all of tenses.

Origin of Be one sandwich short of a picnic

Penn & Teller is the earliest example I have found: no label on their bag of tricks, about the American magicians and entertainers Penn Fraser Jillette (born 1955) and Raymond Joseph Teller (born 1948), published in the Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) on 15 May 1985.